On the effective capacity of the dense-water reservoir for the nordic seas overflow: Some effects of topography and wind stress

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 418-431

  Yang, Jiayan ^a   Pratt, Lawrence J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom currents; Drainage flow; Meridional overturning circulation; Ocean dynamics; Potential vorticity; Topographic effects

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM CURRENT; DRAINAGE FLOWS; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; OCEAN DYNAMICS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; OCEAN CURRENTS; STREAM FLOW; WIND STRESS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

BOTTOM CURRENT; BOUNDARY CURRENT; DENSE WATER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATER MASS; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND-SCOTLAND RIDGE; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84875516759     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-087.1     Document Type: Article

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