Long-term near-bed observations of velocity and hydrographic properties in the northwest Barents Sea with implications for sediment transport

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 509-529

  Sternberg, R W ^a   Aagaard, K ^b   Cacchione, D ^c   Wheatcroft, R A ^d   Beach, R A ^e   Roach, A T ^f   Marsden, M A H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Woods Hole Group   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ONR IFO Europe   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Currents; Hydrography; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM CURRENT; CURRENT VELOCITY; FJORD; HYDROGRAPHY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BARENTS SEA;

EID: 0035100717     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00103-5     Document Type: Article

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