Impact of freshwater on a subarctic coastal ecosystem under seasonal sea ice (southeastern Hudson Bay, Canada). I. Interannual variability and predicted global warming influence on river plume dynamics and sea ice

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Ingram, R G ^a   Wang, J ^b   Lin, C ^a   Legendre, L ^c   Fortier, L ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTION; CLIMATIC EFFECTS; COASTAL ECOSYSTEM; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; FRESHWATER INPUT; FRESHWATER RUNOFF; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELLING; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; RIVER PLUME DYNAMICS; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBARCTIC COASTAL ECOSYSTEM;

CANADA, HUDSON BAY; HUDSON BAY;

EID: 0029773235     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-7963(95)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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