Wintertime observations of Subtropical Mode Water formation within the Gulf Stream

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Joyce, Terrence M ^a   Thomas, Leif N ^b   Bahr, Frank ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; VORTICITY;

ABSOLUTE VORTICITIES; ERTEL POTENTIAL VORTICITIES; GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITIES; GULF STREAMS; LATERAL SHEARS; STATIC STABILITIES; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATERS; SURFACE FORCING; VERTICAL SHEARS; WINTER COOLING;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

COOLING; GRAVITY; MIXING; MODE WATER; SHEAR; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 62749097954     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035918     Document Type: Article

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