Constraints on exchanges in the Arctic Mediterranean - do they exist and can they be of use?

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-122

  Rudels, Bert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DEEP WATER; ICE COVER; ICE RETREAT; MELTING; OCEAN BASIN; RADIATION BALANCE; SALINITY; SEA ICE; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 77955250738     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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