Recent changes in the labrador Sea water within the deep western boundary current southeast of cape cod

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1019-1030

  Peña Molino, Beatriz ^a,b   Joyce, Terrence M ^b   Toole, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep western boundary current; Labrador sea water; Potential vorticity; Transport; Variability

Indexed keywords

DEEP WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; LABRADOR SEA WATERS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TRANSPORT; VARIABILITY;

MOORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY; VORTICITY;

SEAWATER;

ACCELERATION; ARRAY; CORRELATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MOORING SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MASS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE COD; LABRADOR SEA; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052148781     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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