The spatial pattern and mechanisms of heat-content change in the North Atlantic

Science

Volumn 319, Issue 5864, 2008, Pages 800-803

  Lozier, M Susan ^a   Leadbetter, Susan ^b   Williams, Richard G ^b   Roussenov, Vassil ^b   Reed, Mark S C ^a   Moore, Nathan J ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; WIND;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASIN GROUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 38949179643     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1146436     Document Type: Article

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