On the relationship between dense water formation and the “Meridional Overturning Cell” in the North Atlantic Ocean

We analyze the three-dimensional structure of the Meridional Overturning Cell (MOC) in a numerical model of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. The MOC is found to consist of several downward branches: some associated with dense water formation driven by surface buoyancy forcing (Labrador Sea, nor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Deep-sea research. Part I, Oceanographic research papers Oceanographic research papers, 1999-05, Vol.46 (5), p.877-894
Hauptverfasser:	Mauritzen, C., Häkkinen, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Marine Ocean currents Oceanography Physics of the oceans Thermohaline structure and circulation. Turbulence and diffusion
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