The North Atlantic Oscillation as a source of stochastic forcing of the wind-driven ocean circulation

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 151-170

  Chhak, Kettyah C ^a   Moore, Andrew M ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Stochastic forcing; Teleconnections; Wind induced variability

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND STRESS;

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEAN CIRCULATION; STOCHASTIC FORCING; WIND-INDUCED VARIABILITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; STOCHASTICITY; TELECONNECTION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 34249091443     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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