Interannual to decadal variability of Atlantic Water in the Nordic and adjacent seas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Carton, James A ^a   Chepurin, Gennady A ^a   Reagan, James ^a   Hkkinen, Sirpa ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC WATER; DECADAL VARIABILITY; HEAT BUDGET; INTERANNUAL; LOCAL SURFACES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MULTIPLE DATA; NORDIC SEAS; OCEAN TRANSPORTS; SOURCE WATERS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

MOORING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; DATA SET; DECADAL VARIATION; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGRAPHY; METEOROLOGY; SALINITY; SURFACE FLUX; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WARMING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 82355184415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007102     Document Type: Article

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