Canadian Basin freshwater sources and changes: Results from the 2005 Arctic Ocean Section

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2133-2154

  Newton, Robert ^a   Schlosser, Peter ^a,b   Mortlock, Richard ^c   Swift, James ^d   MacDonald, Robie ^e  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Canadian Basin; freshwater sources; halocline; Nutrient cycling; water masses

Indexed keywords

ICEBREAKERS; ISOTOPES; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; RUNOFF; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; STARS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADIAN BASIN; FRESHWATER SOURCES; HALOCLINE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; WATER MASS;

WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEORIC WATER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BERING STRAIT; CANADA BASIN; CHUKCHI SEA;

EID: 84878101015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20101     Document Type: Article

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