The spring transition from horizontal to vertical thermal stratification on a midlatitude continental shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Morey, Steven L ^a   O'Brien, James J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal Ocean Modeling; Continental shelf; Mixed Layer Dynamics; Stratification; West Florida Shelf

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; MIXED LAYER; STRATIFICATION; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA SHELF;

EID: 0037104875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000826     Document Type: Article

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