Seasonal variability of water mass distribution in the southeastern Beaufort Sea determined by total alkalinity and δ18O

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Lansard, Bruno ^a,b   Mucci, Alfonso ^a   Miller, Lisa A ^c   MacDonald, Robie W ^c   Gratton, Yves ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEGOS   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PH; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEA ICE;

ATLANTIC WATER; ATMOSPHERIC CO; BEAUFORT SEA; BRINE REJECTIONS; FRESHWATER INPUTS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATERS; MIXED LAYER; MULTIPARAMETER ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SHELF BREAK; SURFACE MIXED LAYERS; WATER MASS; WATER MASS DISTRIBUTIONS; WIND DRIVEN UPWELLING;

SEAWATER;

ALKALINITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SHELF BREAK; TRACER; WATER MASS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; MACKENZIE RIVER [NORTHWEST TERRITORIES]; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 84858022966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007299     Document Type: Article

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