Response of north atlantic ocean circulation to atmospheric weather regimes

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 179-201

  Barrier, Nicolas ^a   Cassou, Christophe ^b   Deshayes, Julie ^a   Treguier, Anne Marie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CERFACS   (France)

Author keywords

Atm ocean structure phenomena; Circulation dynamics; Climate classification regimes; Gyres; Meridional overturning circulation; Models and modeling; North atlantic oscillation; Ocean models; Physical meteorology and climatology; Wind

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION/REGIMES; GYRES; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; OCEAN MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE MODELS; HEAT FLUX; MODAL ANALYSIS; MODELS; WIND;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GYRE; HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; METEOROLOGY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 84892661436     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0217.1     Document Type: Article

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