Quasi-permanent density front at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland: Response to wind forcing

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-265

  Pavelson, Juss ^a   Laanemets, Jaan ^a   Kononen, Kaisa ^b   Nõmmann, Sulev ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FRONT; DENSITY FRONTS; MIXING; WATER DENSITY; WIND FORCING;

GULF OF FINLAND;

EID: 0030620781     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(96)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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