Climatological estimation of environmental uncertainty over the Middle Atlantic Bight shelf and slope

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 308-324

  Linder, Chistopher A ^a   Gawarkiewicz, Glen G ^a   Taylor, Maureen ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatology; Environmental uncertainty; Physical oceanography; Shelfbreak fronts; Surface ducts; Thermohaline

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; UNDERWATER TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

SHELFBREAK FRONT; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURFACE DUCTS; THERMOHALINE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750125149     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2006.877145     Document Type: Article

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