Direct observation of subtropical mode water circulation in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-56

  Fratantoni, David M ^a   Kwon, Young Oh ^a   Hodges, Benjamin A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; MBoundary Currents; Mode Water; Profiling Floats; Subduction; Subtropical Circulation

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM EXTENSIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL GYRES; PROFILING FLOAT; SUBDUCTION; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATERS; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOTHERMS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); VORTEX FLOW;

TROPICS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY CURRENT; CIRCULATION; EKMAN PUMPING; GYRE; MIXED LAYER; MODE WATER; STRATIFICATION; SUBDUCTION; SUMMER; VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF STREAM;

EID: 84878013235     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.02.027     Document Type: Article

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