Meridional volume transport in the South Pacific: Mean and SAM-related variability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2658-2678

  Zilberman, N V ^a   Roemmich, D H ^a   Gille, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argo; ENSO; SAM; Southern Pacific Ocean; volume transport; water mass

Indexed keywords

IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; WIND EFFECTS;

ARGO; ENSO; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAM; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER MASS;

SHEAR FLOW;

AMPLITUDE; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; THERMOCLINE; UPPER OCEAN; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84900524151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009688     Document Type: Article

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