The alpha/beta ocean distinction: A perspective on freshwater fluxes, convection, nutrients and productivity in high-latitude seas

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 23-26, 2007, Pages 2578-2598

  Carmack, Eddy C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convection; Freshwater; North Atlantic North Pacific; Nutrients; Productivity; Stratification

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUTRIENTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL FLUX; FRESHWATER; ZONAL DISTILLATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISTILLATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; NUTRIENT; OCEANIC CONVECTION; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 36749095593     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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