Export pathways for river discharged fresh water in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Morey, Steven L ^a   Martin, Paul J ^b   O'Brien, James J ^a   Wallcraft, Alan A ^b   Zavala Hidalgo, Jorge ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross shelf transport; Fresh water; Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER EXCHANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 1642440101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001674     Document Type: Article

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