Density-dependent variations of the along-isobath flow in the East Greenland Current from Fram Strait to Denmark Strait

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Schlichtholz, Pawel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; FLOW VELOCITY; OCEAN CURRENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DENSITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); DENMARK STRAIT; EAST GREENLAND CURRENT; FRAM STRAIT; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 38949091038     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003987     Document Type: Article

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