Formation of Denmark Strait overflow water and its hydro-chemical composition

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 264-288

  Tanhua, Toste ^a   Olsson, K Anders ^b   Jeansson, Emil ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

20 40 W; 60 70 N; Chemical properties; Denmark Strait; Freon tracers; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic; Overflow; Thermohaline circulation; Water mixing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; DATA REDUCTION; MARINE ENGINEERING; OCEAN CURRENTS;

60-70°N; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DENMARK STRAIT; FREON TRACERS; NORDIC SEAS; NORTH ATLANTIC; OVERFLOW; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WATER MIXING;

WATER;

HYDROCHEMISTRY; TRACER; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; DENMARK STRAIT; WORLD;

EID: 24944468524     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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