Secondary circulation associated with a shelfbreak front

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2761-2764

  Barth, John A ^a   Bogucki, Darek ^a   Pierce, Stephen D ^a   Kosro, P Michael ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Circulation; Frontal feature; Middle Atlantic Bight; Secondary flow; Shelf break front

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SALINE WATER; VELOCITY;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; SHELFBREAK FRONT; BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; HIGH RESOLUTION; MODEL PREDICTION; UPPER WATER COLUMN; VELOCITY FIELD; WATER REGIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS;

CIRCULATION; FRONTAL FEATURE; SECONDARY FLOW; SHELF BREAK FRONT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0032148221     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02104     Document Type: Article

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