On the spatial structure and temporal variability of poleward transport between Scotland and Greenland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 824-841

  Chafik, L ^a   Rossby, T ^b   Schrum, C ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

ADCP; inter annual variability; MOC; Poleward transport; Satellite altimetry; Topographic control

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; SATELLITES; SEA LEVEL; SEPARATORS;

ADCP; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MOC; POLEWARD TRANSPORT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TOPOGRAPHIC CONTROL;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND; NORWEGIAN SEA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84900354426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009287     Document Type: Article

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