On the connection between dense water formation, overturning, and poleward heat transport in a convective basin

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1822-1840

  Straneo, Fiammetta ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HEAT TRANSFER; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

BOUNDARY CUURENT; CONVECTIVE BASIN; DENSE WATER FORMATION; HEAT TRANSPORT; POLEWARD BUOYANCY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; BUOYANCY FORCING; HEAT TRANSFER; OVERTURN; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 33745242835     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2932.1     Document Type: Article

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