Structure and evolution of the abyssal jet in the Vema Channel of the South Atlantic

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 244-260

  Zenk, Walter ^a   Visbeck, Martin ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

AABW; Abyssal temperature rise; Inter basin exchange; Pathways for Antarctic Bottom Water; Vema Channel

Indexed keywords

AABW; ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; BOTTOM WATER; CATCHMENT AREA; CHANNEL ENTRANCES; CHOKE POINTS; CONTINENTAL RISE; CURRENT METERS; DEEP WATER; DEEP WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; EASTERN SIDE; FULLY COMPATIBLE; GENERAL TRENDS; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; LOWER BOUNDARY; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; MOORED TEMPERATURE; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SOURCE WATERS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS; TEMPERATURE RISE; VEMA CHANNEL; WATER COLUMNS;

CATCHMENTS; MOORING;

SHEAR FLOW;

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; BASIN ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONTINENTAL RISE; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW PATTERN; JET; MOORING SYSTEM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); VEMA CHANNEL;

EID: 84873441480     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.07.033     Document Type: Article

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