The contrast between Atlantic and Pacific surface water fluxes

The Atlantic Ocean is known to have higher sea surface salinity than the Pacific Ocean at all latitudes. This is thought to be associated with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and deep water formation in the high latitude North Atlantic – a phenomenon not present anywhere in the Pacif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philip M. Craig, David Ferreira, John Methven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Tellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2017.1330454