Annual and decadal variability in the western subtropical North Atlantic: Signal characteristics and sampling methodologies

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-66

  Molinari, Robert L ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual period; Decadal period; Gulf stream; North Atlantic oscillation; Recirculation gyre; Sampling

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW OF WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANNUAL VARIABILITY; DECADAL VARIABILITY; RECIRCULATION GYRE; TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; GYRE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL);

EID: 5044226730     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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