Long-term moored array measurements of currents and hydrography over Georges Bank: 1994-1999

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-223

  Brink, K H ^a   Beardsley, R C ^a   Limeburner, R ^a   Irish, J D ^b   Caruso, M ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; TIME SERIES;

DENSITY GRADIENTS; LATERAL TRANSPORT; RESPONSE PATTERNS; SALINITY VARIATIONS; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; TOPOGRAPHIC WAVES;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

HYDROGRAPHY; MOORING SYSTEM; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; TIDAL CURRENT; TIME SERIES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK; GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 77953279379     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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