Mixed layer heat budget in the Iceland Basin from Argo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  De Boisseson E ^a   Thierry, V ^a   Mercier, H ^a   Caniaux, G ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ENTHALPY; ERROR COMPENSATION; HEAT FLUX;

AIR SEA FLUX; ANNUAL BUDGET; ARGO FLOAT; CO-LOCATED; EULERIAN MODELS; GEOSTROPHIC ADVECTION; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT CONTENTS; ICELAND BASIN; MIXED LAYER; SEASONAL PATTERNS; STANDARD ERRORS; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; VERTICAL DIFFUSION; WATER PROPERTIES;

BUDGET CONTROL;

ADVECTION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EKMAN LAYER; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; HEAT BUDGET; MIXED LAYER; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ICELAND BASIN;

EID: 78149323438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006283     Document Type: Article

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