The influence of stratification on the wind-driven cross-shelf circulation over the North Carolina shelf

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2749-2760

  Lentz, S J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND STRESS;

CROSS-SHELF CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

SHELF DYNAMICS; STRATIFICATION; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH CAROLINA SHELF;

EID: 0035441232     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2749:TIOSOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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