A possible link between the Weddell Polynya and the southern annular mode

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2558-2571

  Gordon, Arnold L ^a   Visbeck, Martin ^b   Comiso, Josefino C ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SENSORS; STATISTICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION; MICROWAVE SENSOR; OCEAN CONVECTION; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANOMALY; GYRE; ICE COVER; LA NINA; OCEANIC CONVECTION; POLYNYA; SALINITY; SEA ICE;

MAUD RISE; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 34250850182     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4046.1     Document Type: Article

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