An unexpected seasonal variability of salinity in the Beaufort Sea upper layer in 1996-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Yang, Jiayan ^a   Comiso, Josefino C ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BUOYS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINE WATER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EKMAN TRANSPORT; MIXED LAYER; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA;

EID: 41049114227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002716     Document Type: Article

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