Ocean current observations from Nares Strait to the west of greenland: Interannual to tidal variability and forcing

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 801-833

  Münchow, Andreas ^a   Melling, Humfrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; WATER FLOW;

ARCTIC; NARES STRAIT;

EID: 67649512824     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224008788064612     Document Type: Article

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