On the creation and maintenance of stratification in the Gulf of Riga

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 27-49

  Stipa, Tapani ^a   Tamminen, Timo ^b   Seppälä, Jukka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Creation and maintenance; Freshwater forcing; Gulf of Riga; Restratification; Stratification

Indexed keywords

DILUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION;

FRESHWATER INPUT; RIVER PLUME; STRATIFICATION;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0033390990     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00049-4     Document Type: Article

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