A climatology of salty intrusions over the continental shelf from Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Lentz, S J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Double diffusion; Middle Atalantci Bight; Salty intrusion; Shelf slope exchange

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOUBLE DIFFUSION; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER EXCHANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE HATTERAS; GEORGES BANK; HATTERAS ISLAND; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642440079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc001859     Document Type: Article

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