The relationship between synoptic weather systems and meteorological forcing on the North Carolina inner shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C8, 1999, Pages 18159-18185

  Austin, Jay A ^a,b   Lentz, Steven J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0033378540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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