Vertical heat transport by ocean circulation and the role of mechanical and haline forcing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2095-2112

  Zika, Jan D ^a,b   Sijp, Willem P ^a   England, Matthew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; THERMODYNAMIC METHODS; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

CELLS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINE WATER; TROPICS;

CYTOLOGY;

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; BOTTOM WATER; BUOYANCY; CLIMATE MODELING; GYRE; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; THERMOCLINE; THERMODYNAMICS; WESTERLY;

EID: 84886669706     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0179.1     Document Type: Article

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