Seasonal variations in the circulation over the Middle Atlantic Bight continental shelf

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1486-1500

  Lentz, Steven J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD POOLS; COLD WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DENSITY GRADIENTS; MAJOR AXIS; NEW ENGLAND; RIVER DISCHARGES; SALINITY - GRADIENTS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; STEADY PHASE; STRESS COMPONENTS; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; WATER DEPTHS;

HEAT FLUX; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

WIND STRESS;

BOTTOM WATER; COLD WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DENSITY CURRENT; HEAT FLUX; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65649139182     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3767.1     Document Type: Article

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