Annual Sea Surface Height Variability in the Nordic Seas

The Nordic Seas: An Integrated Perspective: Oceanography, Climatology, Biogeochemistry, and Modeling

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 51-64

  Mork, Kjell Arne ^a,b   Skagseth, Øystein ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climatic changes Arctic regions; Ocean atmosphere interaction Arctic regions; Oceanography Arctic regions

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE WATERS;

AIR-SEA HEAT FLUX; ANNUAL VARIABILITY; ANNUAL VARIATIONS; ARCTIC REGIONS; FRESHWATER FLUXES; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84952760213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/158GM05     Document Type: Chapter

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