Eighteen Degree Water formation within the Gulf Stream during CLIMODE

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Joyce, Terrence M ^a   Thomas, Leif N ^a   Dewar, William K ^a   Girton, James B ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Air Sea Interraction; CLIMODE; Eighteen Degree Water; Subtropical Mode Wate; Water Mass formation

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERRACTION; CLIMODE; EIGHTEEN DEGREE WATER; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATE; WATER-MASS FORMATION;

DIGITAL STORAGE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANOMALY; CONVECTION; DATA ACQUISITION; DIFFUSIVITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; FRESHWATER; HEAT BALANCE; MIXING; OXYGEN; SALINITY; SATURATION; WATER MASS; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 84878018697     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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