Variability of the mixed layer heat budget in the eastern equatorial Atlantic during 2005-2007 as inferred using Argo floats

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Wade, Malick ^a,b,c   Caniaux, Guy ^b   Du Penhoat, Yves ^a  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MIXING; SHOCK TUBES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW;

ARGO FLOAT; ATMOSPHERIC DATA; COOLING SOURCE; EASTERN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC; HEAT ADVECTION; HEAT BUDGET; IN-SITU; MAXIMUM VALUES; MIXED LAYER; MOORED ARRAYS; NORTHERN REGIONS; PROFILING FLOAT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL CYCLE; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; TURBULENT MIXING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT BUDGET; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MIXED LAYER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESEARCH WORK; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84855972221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006683     Document Type: Article

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