Flow reversals during upwelling conditions on the New Jersey inner shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Chant, Robert J ^a   Glenn, Scott ^a   Kohut, Josh ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ekman Transport Index; Flow reversal; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW JERSEY SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 14744294695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001941     Document Type: Article

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