On the nature and variability of the East Greenland Spill Jet: A case study in summer 2003

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2307-2327

  Magaldi, M G ^a   Haine, T W N ^a   Pickart, R S ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ observations; North Atlantic Ocean; Regional models

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MODEL; DENMARK STRAIT OVERFLOWS; DENSE WATERS; GREENLAND; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROGRAPHIC STRUCTURES; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; LOCAL PERTURBATION; MODEL RESULTS; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; REGIONAL MODEL; SHELF BREAK; SPILL JET; SURFACE CYCLONE; SURFACE FIELD; TYPE II; VELOCITY FIELD; VORTICITY STRUCTURE;

STORMS; STREAM FLOW; VELOCITY;

VORTICITY;

CIRCULATION MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; VELOCITY PROFILE; VORTICITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EAST GREENLAND SHELF; GREENLAND SEA; IRMINGER SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84856078607     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-10-05004.1     Document Type: Article

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