Seasonal current variability on the New Jersey inner shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Kohut, Josh T ^a   Glenn, Scott M ^a   Chant, Robert J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal dynamics; HF radar

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; RADAR; SEASONALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW JERSEY SHELF;

EID: 4744373166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001963     Document Type: Article

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