Dynamics of mean and subtidal flow on the New England shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Shearman, R Kipp ^a   Lentz, Steven J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal oceanography; Dynamics; Middle Atlantic Bight; Shelf slope front; Wind driven circulation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0345415066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001417     Document Type: Article

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