Bottom dissipation of subinertial currents at the Atlantic zonal boundaries

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Wright, C J ^a   Scott, R B ^a,b   Arbic, B K ^c   Furnival, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG;

ABYSSAL MIXING; BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEAN FLOOR; SHALLOW DEPTHS; WESTERN BOUNDARY; WIND INPUT;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY CURRENT; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; DISSIPATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEAFLOOR; WATER DEPTH; ZONAL FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84859447697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007702     Document Type: Article

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