Flow dynamics of a wide Arctic canyon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C8, 1997, Pages 18661-18680

  Signorini, S R ^a,b   Munchow A ^a   Haidvogel, D ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY EFFECTS; FLUID FLOW; SUBMARINE CANYONS;

ARCTIC OCEAN, BARROW CANYON;

EID: 0031422803     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00739     Document Type: Article

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