Large-scale atmospheric circulation favoring deep-and intermediate-water formation in the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6079-6091

  Papadopoulos, Vassilis P ^a   Josey, Simon A ^b   Bartzokas, Aristides ^c   Somot, Samuel ^d   Ruiz, Simon ^e   Drakopoulou, Paraskevi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^e INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Atmospheric circulation; Deep convection; Mediterranean Sea; Statistical techniques

Indexed keywords

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DEEP CONVECTION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT LOSSES; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COLD AIR; DEEP WATER FORMATION; EVAPORATION; INTERMEDIATE WATER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADRIATIC SEA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CRETAN SEA; GULF OF LION; LEVANTINE SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84867680405     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00657.1     Document Type: Article

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