Three-dimensional seasonal-mean circulation and hydrography on the eastern Scotian Shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Han, Guogi ^a   Loder, John W ^b  

^a NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYRE; HYDROGRAPHY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SHELF BREAK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIAN SHELF;

EID: 0042324221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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