Spatial coherence of interannual variability in water properties on the U.S. northeast shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 3083-3092

  Mountain, David G ^a   Taylor, Maureen H ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 0032519257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03052     Document Type: Article

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