A large-amplitude meander of the shelfbreak front during summer south of New England: Observations from the Shelfbreak PRIMER experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Gawarkiewicz, Glen ^a   Brink, Kenneth H ^a   Bahr, Frank ^a   Beardsley, Robert C ^a   Caruso, Michael ^a   Lynch, James F ^a   Chiu, Ching Sang ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross shelf exchange; Frontal dynamics; Shelfbreak front

Indexed keywords

FRONTAL FEATURE; SHELF BREAK FRONT; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VELOCITY PROFILE;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18544412382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001468     Document Type: Article

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