Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Greatbatch, R J ^a   Zhai, X ^b   Claus, M ^a   Czeschel, L ^a,c   Rath, W ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Energie und Agrarwirtschaft   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EDDY CURRENTS; HYDRAULICS; MOMENTUM;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; EDDY MOMENTUM FLUX; GRAND BANKS; GULF STREAM; GULF STREAM EXTENSIONS; HATTERAS; MANN EDDIES; MEAN SEA SURFACES; NEWFOUNDLANDS; NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENTS; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; RECIRCULATION GYRE; SEASONAL PREDICTION; SHALLOW WATER MODEL;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EDDY; EXTENSION; GYRE; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEAFLOOR; TOPOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; CAPE HATTERAS; GRAND BANKS; GULF STREAM; HATTERAS ISLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650475389     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL045473     Document Type: Article

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