Interannual variation of Gulf Stream heat transport in a high-resolution model forced by reanalysis data

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 341-351

  Hall, N M J ^a   Barnier, B ^a   Penduff, T ^a   Molines, J M ^a  

^a LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CIRCULATION MODELING; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GYRE; HEAT TRANSFER; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 5044227387     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0449-2     Document Type: Article

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