Temperature, salinity, and density variability in the central Middle Atlantic Bight

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Castelao, Renato ^a   Glenn, Scott ^b   Schofield, Oscar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKES;

BOTTOM WATER; COLD POOL; DENSITY GRADIENTS; DENSITY STRATIFICATION; HUDSON RIVER; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NEAR-BOTTOM TEMPERATURE; NEAR-SURFACE; OFFSHORE WATER; PEAK VALUES; PHASE LAGS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SAMPLING PERIOD; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SHELFBREAK FRONT; SURFACE SALINITIES; VERTICAL GRADIENTS; VERTICAL STRATIFICATION;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

BOTTOM WATER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGRAPHY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SHELF BREAK; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HUDSON RIVER; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957723536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC006082     Document Type: Article

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