Role of localized mixing around the Kuril Straits in the Pacific thermohaline circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Kawasaki, Takao ^a   Hasumi, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATERS;

DEEP OCEAN; DEEP WATER; DENSE WATERS; DOWN-WELLING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA SURFACES; SHALLOW LAYERS; SHALLOW WATERS; SURFACE BUOYANCY FLUX; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS; VERTICAL DIFFUSIVITY; VERTICAL MIXING;

MIXING;

DEEP SEA; DEEP WATER; DOWNWELLING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE; SHALLOW WATER; SURFACE FLUX; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING;

KURIL STRAIT; PACIFIC OCEAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 78249280654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006130     Document Type: Article

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