Lateral dispersion over the continental shelf: Analysis of dye release experiments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C5, 2001, Pages 9603-9621

  Sundermeyer, Miles A ^a,b   Ledwell, James R ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISPERSION; DYE TRACER; SHEAR STRAIN;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034934506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900138     Document Type: Article

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