Microstructure measurements along a quasi-meridional transect in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Jurado, E ^a   Van Der Woerd, H J ^b   Dijkstra, H A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATION RATES; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; MICROSTRUCTURE MEASUREMENTS; MIXED LAYER; NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC; NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTIONS; STRATIFIED WATERS; TEMPERATURE VARIANCE; TURBULENCE PARAMETERS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT MIXING; UPPER WATER COLUMN; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

WIND STRESS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXED LAYER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 84859732709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007137     Document Type: Article

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