Inferring the zonal distribution of measured changes in the meridional overturning circulation

Ocean Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-57

  De Boer, A M ^a   Johnson, H L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; ZONAL FLOW;

STRAITS OF FLORIDA;

EID: 33846877003     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-3-55-2007     Document Type: Article

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