The zonal dimension of the Indian Ocean meridional overturning circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 359-379

  Drijfhout, Sybren S ^a   Naveira Garabato, Alberto C ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FLOW OF WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

DIAPYCNAL MIXING; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; ZONAL ASYMMETRY; ZONAL DIMENSION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION MODELING; EDDY; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIXING; OVERTURN; PARAMETERIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 40949118588     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3640.1     Document Type: Article

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