The wind-forced response on a buoyant coastal current: Observations of the western Gulf of Maine plume

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 69-81

  Fong, D A ^a   Geyer, W R ^a   Signell, R P ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy currents; Continental shelf; Freshwater; Gulf of Maine; Longshore currents; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COAST; CURRENT; PLUME; WIND EFFECT;

CROSS-SHORE STRUCTURE; RIVER PLUMES; UPWELLING; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC, GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 0030869949     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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