NADW transformation at the western boundary between 66{ring operator} W / 20{ring operator} N and 60{ring operator} W / 10{ring operator} N

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 835-855

  Steinfeldt, Reiner ^a   Rhein, Monika ^a   Walter, Maren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFCs; Labrador Sea Water; North Atlantic Deep Water; Variability

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; SALINE WATER; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; WATER;

LABRADOR SEA WATER; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER (NADW); WATER MASS FORMATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CFC; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DIFFUSIVITY; DILUTION; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; SEAWATER; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER MASS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 34249087996     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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