The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and the subpolar gyre observed at the A25-OVIDE section in June 2002 and 2004

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1374-1391

  Lherminier, Pascale ^a   Mercier, Herlé ^a   Huck, Thierry ^a   Gourcuff, Claire ^a   Perez, Fiz F ^b   Morin, Pascal ^c   Sarafanov, Artem ^d   Falina, Anastasia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^d SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ADCP; Hydrology; Meridional Overturning Circulation; North Atlantic; OVIDE; Subpolar gyre

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; RESEARCH;

ADCP; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC; OVIDE; SUBPOLAR GYRES;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; DENSE WATER; GYRE; HYDROGRAPHY; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; VOLUME; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GREENLAND; ICELAND BASIN; PORTUGAL; REYKJANES RIDGE;

EID: 77957765195     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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