Seasonal upper-layer T-S structure in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the ice-free months

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 385-413

  Doyon, P ^a,b   Ingram, R G ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ctr de Rech Info de Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARGINAL SEA; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 0034174485     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00112-5     Document Type: Article

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