Hydrographic and transport variability on the Halifax section

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Loder, John W ^a   Hannah, Charles G ^a   Petrie, Brian D ^a   Gonzalez, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Halifax section; Hydrographic variability; Scotian Shelf; Scotian Slope; Transport variability

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SHELF;

EID: 1542376743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001267     Document Type: Article

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