The Atlantic Water flow along the Vøring Plateau: Detecting frontal structures in the ocean station time series

TittelThe Atlantic Water flow along the Vøring Plateau: Detecting frontal structures in the ocean station time series
PublikasjonstypeJournal Article
Utgivelseår2007
ForfattereNilsen, JEØ, Nilsen, F
TidsskriftDeep-Sea Research
TertiærtittelPart I: Oceanographic Research Papers
Volum54
Antall3
Antall sider297-319
UtgiverElsevier Science
ISSN0967-0637
Nøkkelord15, Atlantic Water, Baroclinic motion, Fronts, Nordic Seas, Ocean Weather Station M, Topographic effects
Sammendrag

The topographic steering of the baroclinic western branch of the Norwegian Atlantic Current (NwAC) determines the extent of Atlantic Water and location of the Arctic Front in the Nordic Seas. In this paper the geographical spread of hydrographic measurements at the Ocean Weather Station M (OWSM, 66

URLhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/601265/description#description
DOI10.1016/j.dsr.2006.12.012
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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