Air-sea fluxes over the gulf stream region: Atmospheric controls and trends

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2651-2670

  Shaman, Jeffrey ^a   Samelson, R M ^a   Skyllingstad, Eric ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONS; AIR SEA FLUX; ATMOSPHERIC CONTROLS; BAROCLINICITY; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COLD AIR OUTBREAK; GULF STREAM EXTENSIONS; GULF STREAM REGION; HIGH FLUX; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; LABRADOR SEA; LONG-TERM TREND; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTH ATLANTIC; REANALYSIS; SENSIBLE AND LATENT HEAT FLUXES; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; STORM TRACK; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATERS; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WATER DYNAMICS;

CLIMATOLOGY; HYDRAULICS; LATENT HEAT; OCEAN CURRENTS; STORMS; WATER CONTENT;

HEAT FLUX;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BAROCLINIC MODE; CLIMATE VARIATION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; STORM TRACK; TREND ANALYSIS; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF STREAM; LABRADOR SEA; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 77954358342     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3269.1     Document Type: Article

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