Dense overflow from an Arctic fjord: Mean seasonal cycle, variability and wind influence

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2110-2121

  Geyer, F ^a,b   Fer, I ^b,c   Eldevik, T ^a,b  

^a NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

^b BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic shelves; Barents Sea; Overflow; Storfjorden

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCHIPELAGO; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BRINE; EKMAN TRANSPORT; FJORD; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLYNYA; SILL; SUBMARINE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; SPITSBERGEN; STORFJORDEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 70349469569     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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