Synoptic flow and density observations near an arctic shelf break

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1402-1419

  Münchow, Andreas ^a   Carmack, Eddy C ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENTS; DENSITY OBSERVATIONS; SHELF EDGE; SYNOPTIC FLOW;

CHUKCHI SEA, ALASKAN SHELF, BARROW CANYON;

EID: 0031443102     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1402:SFADON>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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