The seasonal and subtidal variability in the source region of the Delaware coastal current

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Wong, K C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Delaware coastal current; U.S.A. east coast; Variability; Wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032127962     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0341     Document Type: Article

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