Drifter observations of the Gulf of Maine Coastal Current

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 835-845

  Manning, J P ^a   McGillicuddy Jr , D J ^b   Pettigrew, N R ^c   Churchill, J H ^b   Incze, L S ^d  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal current measurement; Drogues; Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine; Lagrangian drifting buoys; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

BUOY SYSTEM; COASTAL CURRENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK; GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 62649164685     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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