Open AccessThe Importance of Lateral Diffusion for the Ventilation of the Lower Thermocline in the Subtropical North Atlantic
Author(s) -
Paul E. Robbins,
James F. Price,
W. Brechner Owens,
William J. Jenkins
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of physical oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.706
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1520-0485
pISSN - 0022-3670
DOI - 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0067:tioldf>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - thermocline , ocean gyre , geology , isopycnal , water mass , pycnocline , oceanography , mode water , geostrophic wind , hydrography , ocean current , gulf stream , advection , thermohaline circulation , climatology , subtropics , physics , fishery , biology , thermodynamics