Polar outflow from the Arctic Ocean: A high resolution model study

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 14-37

  Aksenov, Yevgeny ^a   Bacon, Sheldon ^a   Coward, Andrew C ^a   Holliday, N Penny ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Labrador Sea; Lower Halocline Water; Nordic Seas; Ocean modelling; Oceanic transports; Pacific water; Polar outflows; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADIAN ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO; LABRADOR SEA; LOWER HALOCLINE WATER; NORDIC SEAS; OCEAN MODELLING; OCEANIC TRANSPORTS; PACIFIC WATER; POLAR OUTFLOWS;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; SEA ICE; WATER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ARCHIPELAGO; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FRESHWATER INPUT; GLOBAL OCEAN; HALOCLINE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OUTFLOW; RESOLUTION; RUNOFF; SEA ICE; SNOWMELT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 77956460078     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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