Seasonal surface circulation, temperature, and salinity in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-29

  Musgrave, David L ^a   Halverson, Mark J ^b   Scott Pegau, W ^c  

^a Musgrave Oceanographic Analysis   (United States)

^b PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Oil Spill Recovery Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed layer depth; Oil spill response; Prince William Sound; Surface circulation; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; BUOY SYSTEM; CLIMATOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HEATING; MIXED LAYER; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMN;

ALASKA; GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871807183     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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