Modeling vertical exchange of heat, salt, and other dissolved substances in the Cariaco Basin

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-72

  Samodurov, A S ^a   Scranton, M I ^b   Astor, Y ^c   Ivanov, L I ^d   Chukharev, A M ^a   Belokopytov, V N ^a   Globina, L V ^a  

^a MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

^d CLS   (France)

Author keywords

Advective exchange; Bottom friction; Geothermal flux; Mass balance; Shear instability; Temporal variability; Vertical diffusion

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM FRICTION; MASS BALANCE; SHEAR INSTABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; VERTICAL DIFFUSION;

ADVECTION; DIFFUSION; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; SHEAR FLOW; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

BOTTOM FRICTION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLVED MATTER; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS BALANCE; MIXING; SEA SALT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 84869863528     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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