Double-diffusive convection and interleaving in the Arctic Ocean - distribution and importance

Geophysica

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 199-213

  Rudels, Bert ^a,b   Kuzmina, Natalia ^c   Schauer, Ursula ^d   Stipa, Tapani ^b   Zhurbas, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic ocean; Arctic ocean circulation; Arctic ocean heat exchange; Diffusive interfaces; Double diffusive convection; Double diffusive interleaving; Intrusions; Saltfingers

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CURRENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT MIXING; WATER COLUMN; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 77955265734     PISSN: 03674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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