Satellite-derived sea surface temperature fronts on the continental shelf off the northeast U.S. coast

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C10, 1999, Pages 23459-23478

  Ullman, David S ^a   Cornillon, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCEANIC FRONT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTHEAST UNITED STATES SHELF;

EID: 0001173343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900133     Document Type: Article

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