Variability of the Denmark Strait overflow: Moored time series from 1996-2011

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Jochumsen, Kerstin ^a   Quadfasel, Detlef ^a   Valdimarsson, Heinn ^b   Jónsson, Steingrímur ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DENMARK STRAIT; DENMARK STRAIT OVERFLOWS; DENSE WATERS; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; HYDROGRAPHIC VARIABILITY; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOORED TEMPERATURE; NORDIC SEAS; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; TIME-SCALES; WIND STRESS CURL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOORING;

TIME SERIES;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COOLING; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOORING SYSTEM; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); DENMARK STRAIT; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84870956152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008244     Document Type: Article

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