Interannual sea level variability in the western North Atlantic: Regional forcing and remote response

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 5915-5919

  Andres, M ^a   Gawarkiewicz, G G ^a   Toole, J M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

altimetry; AMOC; continental shelf; Gulf Stream; sea level; wind stress

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; AMOC; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; GULF STREAM; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL VARIABILITY;

OCEAN CURRENTS; WIND STRESS;

SEA LEVEL;

SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHELF BREAK; TIDE GAUGE; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF STREAM; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; NOVA SCOTIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887975716     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058013     Document Type: Article

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