The air-sea transformation and residual overturning circulation within the Nordic Seas

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-68

  Isachsen, Pål Erik ^a   Nøst, Ole Anders ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; EDDY; EKMAN LAYER; OVERTURN; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84865457572     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224012800502372     Document Type: Article

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