Variability of synoptic-scale quasi-stationary thermohaline stratification patterns in the Gulf of Finland in summer 2009

Ocean Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 603-614

  Liblik, T ^a   Lips, U ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; DATA SET; DOWNWELLING; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLOW STRUCTURE; HEAT FLUX; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; SUMMER; THERMOCLINE; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; UPWELLING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND;

EID: 84869757135     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-8-603-2012     Document Type: Article

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