Variability of shallow and deep western boundary currents off the Bahamas during 2004-05: Results from the 26°N RAPID-MOC array

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 605-623

  Johns, W E ^a   Beal, L M ^a   Baringer, M O ^b   Molina, J R ^a   Cunningham, S A ^c   Kanzow, T ^c   Rayner, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; JETS; MOORING; OCEAN CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BOUNDARY ARRAY; BOUNDARY CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY CURRENTS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MERIDIONAL HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEAN BASIN; OVERTURN; THERMOCLINE; WATER FLOW; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 43149121835     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3791.1     Document Type: Article

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