Surface freshwater flux variability and recent freshening of the North Atlantic in the eastern subpolar gyre

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Josey, Simon A ^a   Marsh, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; FRESHWATER; GYRE; SALINITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22144442133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002521     Document Type: Article

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