Spring-summer frontogenesis at the mouth of Block Island Sound: 1. A numerical investigation into tidal and buoyancy-forced motion

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-21

  Edwards, C A ^a   Fake, T A ^b   Bogden, P S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System   (United States)

Author keywords

Fronts; Plumes; Tidal mixing

Indexed keywords

FRONTOGENESIS; SALINITY; TIDAL CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 14744292112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002132     Document Type: Article

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