The front on the Northern Flank of Georges Bank in spring: 1. Tidal and subtidal variability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Dale, Andrew C ^a   Ullman, David S ^b   Barth, John A ^a   Hebert, Dave ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Georges Bank; GLOBEC; Internal tide; Internal waves; Tidal mixing front

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; INTERNAL TIDE; INTERNAL WAVE; MIXING; TIDAL CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK;

EID: 1542346994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001327     Document Type: Article

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