Wind-driven Arctic freshwater anomalies

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 6196-6201

  Stewart, K D ^a   Haine, T W N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anomalies; Arctic; export; freshwater; wind driven

Indexed keywords

ANOMALIES; ARCTIC; EXPORT; FRESHWATER; WIND-DRIVEN;

BUDGET CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; WIND;

WATER;

ANTICYCLONE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; WIND VELOCITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ARCTIC; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84889972887     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058247     Document Type: Article

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