Ocean circulation and properties in Petermann Fjord, Greenland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Johnson, H L ^a   Munchow A ^b   Falkner, K K ^c   Melling, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATLANTIC WATER; BASAL MELTING; BOTTOM WATER; CYCLONIC GYRE; FLOATING ICE; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; GREENLAND; GROUNDING LINE; HYDROGRAPHIC STRUCTURES; ICE SHELVES; LONG TERM STABILITY; LOW-SALINITY WATER; MELT RATE; MELT WATER; OCEAN CIRCULATION; OCEANIC HEAT FLUX; SEA-ICE COVER; SURFACE LAYERS; TIDAL FLOW;

MELTING;

FJORD; FLOATING STRUCTURE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GYRE; HEAT FLUX; ICE COVER; ICE SHELF; MELTWATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; HALL BASIN; NARES STRAIT; PETERMANN GLACIER;

EID: 78651274778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006519     Document Type: Article

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