Convective mixing in the central Irminger Sea: 2002-2010

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-51

  De Jong, M Femke ^a,b   Van Aken, Hendrik M ^b   Våge, Kjetil ^c   Pickart, Robert S ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Convective mixing; Deep convection; Deep water formation; Floats; Irminger sea; Labrador sea water; Mixed layer depth; Moored profilers; Mooring data; North Atlantic Ocean; Subpolar gyre

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE MIXING; DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP-WATER FORMATION; FLOATS; IRMINGER SEA; LABRADOR SEA WATERS; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; MOORED PROFILERS; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SUBPOLAR GYRES;

MOORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; WATER;

MIXING;

DEEP WATER FORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGRAPHY; MIXED LAYER; MIXING; MOORING SYSTEM; OCEANIC CONVECTION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PROFILER; SALINITY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRMINGER SEA; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 84856791822     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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