Observations of fresh, anticyclonic eddies in the Hudson Strait outflow

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 375-384

  Sutherland, David A ^a   Straneo, Fiammetta ^b   Lentz, Steven J ^b   Saint Laurent, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Hudson Bay; Hudson Strait; Labrador Current

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; COASTAL SYSTEMS; FLOW OUT; FRESHWATER; FRESHWATER TRANSPORTS; HUDSON BAY; HUDSON STRAIT; LABRADOR CURRENT; LABRADOR SEA; LOCAL INSTABILITY; MEAN OUTFLOW; NORTH ATLANTIC; RELEASE MECHANISM; STRATIFIED WATERS; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

ANTICYCLONE; ARRAY; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EDDY COVARIANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; INSTABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; HUDSON STRAIT; LABRADOR SEA; LABRADOR SHELF;

EID: 79961003251     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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