Steady models of Arctic shelf-basin exchange

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C12, 1999, Pages 29733-29755

  Goldner, Daniel R ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Ventana Systems Inc   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCEAN BASIN; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; WATER EXCHANGE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033573511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900255     Document Type: Article

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