Seasonal mixed layer salinity balance of the tropical North Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Foltz, Gregory R ^a   McPhaden, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BUOYANCY; CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SALINE WATER; TURBULENCE; WIND;

ADVECTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 42549164137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004178     Document Type: Article

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