Circulation and heat fluxes during the austral fall in George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 294-308

  Dorland, Ryan D ^a   Zhou, Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddies; Heat fluxes; Jets; Mesoscale; Southern Ocean; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

MESOSCALE EDDIES; THERMAL WIND EQUATION; UPWELLING;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BASIN; COASTAL CURRENT; DEEP WATER; EDDY; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; ICE SHELF; JET; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TROUGH; UPWELLING; WINTER;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; GEORGE VI SOUND; MARGUERITE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 40249092845     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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