Influence of St. Lawrence River discharge on the circulation and hydrography in Canadian Atlantic waters

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-49

  Ohashi, Kyoko ^a   Sheng, Jinyu ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gulf of Maine; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Numerical model; River discharge; Scotian Shelf; Shelf circulation

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; HYDROGRAPHY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 84876337141     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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