Observed and modeled surface eddy heat fluxes in the eastern Nordic Seas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Isachsen, P E ^a   Koszalka, I ^b   Lacasce, J H ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT LOSSES; NUMERICAL MODELS;

BUDGET CALCULATION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; COOLING EFFECTS; DATA SETS; EDDY FLUXES; EDDY HEAT FLUXES; FLUX DIVERGENCES; LOCAL HEAT; NORDIC SEAS; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE DRIFTER;

HEAT FLUX;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; COOLING; DATA SET; DRIFTER; EDDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE DATA; WARMING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84865471806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC007935     Document Type: Article

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