Detecting processes contributing to interannual halosteric and thermosteric sea level variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2417-2426

  Köhl, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ekman pumping transport; Ocean dynamics; Oceanic mixed layer; Oceanic variability; Sea level

Indexed keywords

OCEAN HABITATS;

EKMAN PUMPING/TRANSPORT; INTERANNUAL TIME SCALE; OCEAN DYNAMICS; OCEANIC MIXED LAYERS; OCEANIC VARIABILITIES; REGIONAL SEA LEVEL CHANGES; SEA LEVEL VARIABILITY; THERMOSTERIC SEA LEVEL;

SEA LEVEL;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; EKMAN TRANSPORT; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MIXED LAYER; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; THERMOSPHERE;

AMERASIAN BASIN; ARCTIC OCEAN; EURASIAN BASIN;

EID: 84896091085     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00412.1     Document Type: Article

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