Seasonal thermal structure and exchange in Baker Channel, Chile

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-19

  Aiken, Christopher M ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ECOSISTEMAS DE LA PATAGONIA CIEP   (Chile)

Author keywords

48 S 74 W; Baker Channel; Chile; Fjord dynamics; Mathematical models; Renewal; River plumes

Indexed keywords

AXIAL STRUCTURE; BAKER CHANNEL; CHANNEL DENSITY; CHILE; DENSITY FLUCTUATION; EXCHANGE MECHANISM; FIELD CAMPAIGN; RENEWAL; RIVER PLUME; SEASONAL INTRUSION; SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBSURFACE WATERS; SURFACE LAYERS; THERMAL STRUCTURE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WARM WATER;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; OCEANOGRAPHY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AUTUMN; BUOYANCY; FJORD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER PLUME; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; THERMAL STRUCTURE; WARM WATER;

AISEN; BAKER CHANNEL; CHILE;

EID: 84864540990     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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