A simple model of the Arctic Ocean response to annular atmospheric modes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Newton, Bob ^a   Tremblay, L Bruno ^a   Cane, Mark A ^a   Schlosser, Peter ^a  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDE GAGES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EKMAN TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYCNOCLINE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TIDE GAUGE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 34548543849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002622     Document Type: Article

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