Basin‐Width Dependence of Northern Deep Convection

©2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Convection penetrates to the ocean bottom in the North Atlantic but not in the North Pacific. This study examines the role of basin width in shutting down high-latitude ocean convection. Deep convection is triggered by polar cooling, but it is...

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Main Authors: Youngs, Madeleine K, Ferrari, Raffaele, Flierl, Glenn R
Other Authors: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133794