The circulation of Icelandic waters - A modelling study

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 931-955

  Logemann, K ^a   Olafsson J ^a,b   Snorrason, A ^c   Valdimarsson, H ^b   Marteinsdottir G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^c ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRESSURE FIELD; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; UNDERCURRENT; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); DENMARK STRAIT; GREENLAND-SCOTLAND RIDGE; ICELAND SHELF; IRMINGER CURRENT; KOLBEINSEY RIDGE;

EID: 84887844466     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-931-2013     Document Type: Article

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