Baroclinic instability and the mesoscale eddy field around the Lofoten Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2884-2903

  Isachsen, Pål Erik ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

baroclinic instability; Lofoten Basin; Norwegian Atlantic Current

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CURRENT; VORTICITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LOFOTEN BASIN; NORWAY; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 85027957450     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010448     Document Type: Article

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