Effects of a wind-driven gyre on thermohaline circulation variability

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 805-816

  Pasquero, Claudia ^a   Tziperman, Eli ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FLUXES; OSCILLATIONS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WATER WAVES;

MERIDIONAL; OVERTURNING; THERMOHALINE;

WIND EFFECTS;

GYRE; OVERTURN; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; UPPER OCEAN; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 2442678820     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0805:EOAWGO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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