Moored observations of bottom-intensified motions in the deep Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 625-641

  Timmermans, M L ^a   Rainville, L ^b   Thomas, L ^c   Proshutinsky, A ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOORING SYSTEM; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE EFFECT; ROSSBY WAVE; SALINITY; WATER COLUMN;

ALPHA RIDGE; ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA BASIN;

EID: 79959212152     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224010794657137     Document Type: Article

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