Brine-driven eddies under sea ice leads and their impact on the Arctic Ocean mixed layer

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-163

  Matsumura, Yoshimasa ^a   Hasumi, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; BAROCLINIC JETS; BRINE-DRIVEN EDDIES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; SALT TRANSPORT;

SEA ICE;

BRINE; EDDY; MIXED LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SALINITY; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 39449119482     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3620.1     Document Type: Article

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