Horizontal stratification during deep convection in the labrador sea

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 220-228

  Frajka Williams, Eleanor ^a   Rhines, Peter B ^b   Eriksen, Charles C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atm ocean structure Phenomena; Circulation dynamics; Deep convection; Fronts; Oceanic mixed layer; Small scale processes; Subgrid scale processes; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

DEEP CONVECTION; FRONTS; OCEANIC MIXED LAYERS; SMALL-SCALE PROCESS; SUB-GRID SCALE PROCESS; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS;

CLIMATE MODELS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; BUOYANCY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CONVECTION; OCEANIC FRONT; STRATIFICATION; SURFACE WATER; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 84892665150     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-13-069.1     Document Type: Article

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