Interannual variability of surface and bottom sediment transport on the Laptev Sea shelf during summer

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1117-1129

  Wegner, C ^a   Bauch, D ^a,b   Holemann J A ^c   Janout, M A ^c   Heim, B ^c   Novikhin, A ^d   Kassens, H ^a   Timokhov, L ^d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ICE FREE CORRIDOR; OPEN WATER; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RIVER PLUME; RIVER WATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER COLUMN;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA;

EID: 84874480270     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-1117-2013     Document Type: Article

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