Kinematics of inner shelf motions during the summer stratified season off New Jersey

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-268

  Münchow, Andreas ^a   Chant, Robert J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENT; KINEMATICS; SHELF DYNAMICS; STRATIFICATION; SUMMER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW JERSEY SHELF;

EID: 0343505798     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0247:KOISMD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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