Salinity patterns of Florida Bay

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 318-334

  Kelble, Christopher R ^a   Johns, Elizabeth M ^b   Nuttle, William K ^c   Lee, Thomas N ^a   Smith, Ryan H ^b   Ortner, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

environmental monitoring; Florida; Florida Bay; salinity gradient; seasonal variability; spatial distribution; USA

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845680769     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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