Variability of the Norwegian Atlantic Current and associated eddy field from surface drifters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Andersson, M ^a   Orvik, K A ^a   Lacasce, J H ^b   Koszalka, I ^b   Mauritzen, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENTS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DATA SETS; DIFFUSIVITIES; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; INTEGRAL TIME; LAGRANGIAN; LATERAL DIFFUSIVITY; MEAN FIELD; MEAN FLOW; SEASONAL AND INTERANNUAL VARIATIONS; SEASONALITY; SPACE SCALE; SURFACE DRIFTER; SURFACE VELOCITY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTICYCLONE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DATA SET; DIFFUSIVITY; DRIFTER; KINETIC ENERGY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE EDDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; LOFOTEN BASIN; NORWEGIAN CURRENT; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 80052331278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007078     Document Type: Article

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