Boundary circulation at the exit of the Labrador Sea

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1548-1570

  Fischer, Jürgen ^a   Schott, Friedrich A ^a   Dengler, Marcus ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; SHIPS; SURVEYS; WATER;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; CURRENT-METER ARRAYS; LABRADOR SEA WATER (LSW);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; BOUNDARY CURRENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DENMARK STRAIT; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 2342616229     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<1548:BCATEO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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