Summer surface circulation on the Newfoundland shelf and grand banks: The roles of local density gradients and remote forcing

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-284

  Sheng, Jinyu ^a   Thompson, Keith R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030493563     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1996.9649565     Document Type: Article

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