Observations of near-surface currents and hydrography in the Connecticut River plume with the surface current and density array

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C11, 1997, Pages 25021-25033

  O'Donnell, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; HYDROGRAPHY; PLUME; RIVER;

CURRENT OBSERVATIONS; HYDROGRAPHY; NEAR-SURFACE; RIVER PLUMES;

USA, CONNECTICUT, CONNECTICUT RIVER; USA, LONG ISLAND SOUND;

EID: 0031463167     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC01008     Document Type: Article

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