Stratification on the Eastern Bering Sea shelf revisited

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 65-70, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-83

  Ladd, Carol ^a   Stabeno, Phyllis J ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Bering Sea; Mixed layer depth; Stratification; USA

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; BERING SEA; BREAK DOWN; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; SALINITY STRATIFICATION; SHELF DOMAINS; STRONG WINDS; TEMPERATURE STRATIFICATION; USA; WIND MIXING;

ECOSYSTEMS; MIXING; MOORING; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEA ICE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HEAT FLUX; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIXED LAYER; MIXING; MOORING SYSTEM; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; STRATIFICATION;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861577307     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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