Towards closure of regional heat budgets in the North Atlantic using Argo floats and surface flux datasets

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-72

  Wells, N C ^a   Josey, S A ^a   Hadfield, R E ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BUOY SYSTEM; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; SURFACE FLUX;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 75749131041     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-59-2009     Document Type: Article

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