Seasonal variation of the three-dimensional mean circulation over the Scotian Shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1011-1025

  Han, Guoqi ^a   Hannah, Charles G ^b   Loder, John W ^a   Smith, Peter C ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b Oceadyne Environmental Consultants   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC, SCOTIAN SHELF;

EID: 0030909206     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jc03285     Document Type: Article

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