Mechanisms of variability in a convective basin

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-303

  Deshayes, Julie ^a,b   Straneo, Fiammetta ^a   Spall, Michael A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; BASIN; BOUNDARY CURRENT; BUOYANCY; DENSE WATER; EDDY; GYRE; INFLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CONVECTION; OUTFLOW; WATER FLOW; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 75649119704     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224009789954757     Document Type: Article

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