The influence of surface layer salinity on wintertime convection in Wilkinson Basin, Gulf of Maine

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 433-444

  Taylor, Maureen H ^a   Mountain, David G ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Maine; Mixed layer depth; Salinity anomalies; Wilkinson Basin; Winter convection

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANOMALY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVECTION; COOLING; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE; WILKINSON BASIN;

EID: 58549111574     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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