Volume, freshwater, and heat fluxes through Davis Strait, 2004-05

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 429-436

  Curry, B ^a   Lee, C M ^a   Petrie, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluxes; Freshwater; Heat budget; Transport

Indexed keywords

DAVIS STRAIT; FIRST YEAR; FRAM STRAIT; FRESHWATER; FRESHWATER FLUXES; HEAT BUDGET; MOORED ARRAYS; TRANSPORT; WEST GREENLAND;

BUDGET CONTROL;

FRESHWATER; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; INFLOW; OUTFLOW; SHELF SEA; STRAIT; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

ARCTIC; BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; DAVIS STRAIT; FRAM STRAIT; NUNAVUT;

EID: 79954991033     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4536.1     Document Type: Article

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