The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment
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Krahmann, G.
Visbeck, M.
Smethie, W.
D'Asaro, Eric A.
Rhines, Peter B.
Clarke, R. Allyn
Lazier, John
Davis, Russ E.
Niiler, Peam P.
Guest, Peter S.
Meincke, Jens
Moore, G. W. Kent
Pickart, Robert S.
Owens, W. Brechner
Prater, Mark D.
Renfrew, Ian A.
Schott, Friedrich A.
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2003-10-31Metadata
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Between 1996 and 1998, a concerted effort was made to study the deep open ocean convection in the Labrador Sea. Both in situ observations and numerical models were employed with close collaboration between the researchers in the fields of physical oceanography, boundary layer meteorology, and climate. A multitude of different methods were used to observe the state of ocean and atmosphere and determine the exchange between them over the experiment's period. The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment data collection aims to assemble the observational data sets for an overall synthesis. A common file format and a browsable inventory have been used so as to simplify the access to the data.
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The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2003GC000536
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