Interaction of the Faroe Bank Channel overflow with Iceland Basin intermediate waters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 228-240

  Ullgren, Jenny E ^a   Fer, Ilker ^a   Darelius, Elin ^a   Beaird, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ELECTRIC GLIDERS; FAROE BANK CHANNEL; HYDROGRAPHIC PROFILES; ICELAND-FAROE FRONTS; ICELAND-SCOTLAND RIDGE; INTERMEDIATE WATERS; LABRADOR SEA WATERS; SHORT TIME SCALE;

OXYGEN;

COLD WATER; DENSE WATER; INTERMEDIATE WATER; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); FAROE BANK CHANNEL; ICELAND BASIN; ICELAND-FAROE RIDGE; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 84899031065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009437     Document Type: Article

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