Subduction on the northern and southern flanks of the Gulf Stream

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-438

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

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWN-WELLING; EIGHTEEN DEGREE WATER; GULF STREAM; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN FRAMES; MEAN VERTICAL VELOCITY; MIXED LAYER; NORTH ATLANTIC; STRATIFIED WATERS; STREAM VELOCITY; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATERS; SURFACE MIXED LAYERS; VERTICAL CIRCULATION; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WATER COLUMNS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BUOYANCY; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDRAULICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURVEYS; VELOCITY;

RIVERS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DOWNWELLING; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; FLOW VELOCITY; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC FRONT; PYCNOCLINE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; TROUGH; VELOCITY; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF STREAM;

EID: 77953353358     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4187.1     Document Type: Article

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