Northward transport of pacific summer water along the Northwind Ridge in the Western Arctic Ocean

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-378

  Sumata, Hiroshi ^a   Shimada, Koji ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bottom topography; Canada Basin; Northwind Ridge; Pacific Summer Water; Quasi geostrophic model; Sea ice reduction; Western Arctic

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MODE; BAROTROPIC MODE; ICE RETREAT; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VORTICITY; WARM WATER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BERING SEA; CANADA BASIN; NORTHWIND RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34248206252     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0035-4     Document Type: Article

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