Local oceanic response to atmospheric forcing in the Gulf Stream region

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-83

  Davis, Xujing Jia ^a   Weller, Robert A ^a   Bigorre, Sebastien ^a   Plueddemann, Albert J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Atmospheric forcing; Gulf Stream; Ocean heat budget; Surface mooring

Indexed keywords

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; GULF STREAM; OCEAN HEAT; SURFACE MOORING;

BUDGET CONTROL; OCEAN CURRENTS;

MOORING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DOMINANCE; FRESHWATER; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT BUDGET; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION; MIXED LAYER; SUMMER; SURFACE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 84878017246     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.02.028     Document Type: Article

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