Hydrographic variability in the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Scotian Shelf and the eastern Gulf of Maine (NAFO Subarea 4) during 1991-2000

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 34, Issue , 2004, Pages 85-101

  Drinkwater, Kenneth F ^a   Gilbert, Denis ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decadal variability; Oceanography; Salinity; Stratification; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; SCOTIA SHELF;

CHRISTIA;

EID: 3042852618     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v34.m545     Document Type: Article

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