Interannual variability of Pacific Winter Water inflow through Barrow Canyon from 2000 to 2006

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 575-592

  Itoh, Motoyo ^a   Shimada, Koji ^a,b   Kamoshida, Takashi ^c,e   McLaughlin, Fiona ^d   Carmack, Eddy ^d   Nishino, Shigeto ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c System Intech Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^e Aqua Sound Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Chukchi Sea; Dense water formation; Pacific Winter Water; Polynya

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DENSE WATER; POLYNYA; SALINITY; SEA ICE; WINTER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BERING STRAIT; CANADA BASIN; CHUKCHI SEA;

EID: 84864378669     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-012-0120-1     Document Type: Article

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