Small-scale variability of the cross-shelf flow over the outer shelf of the Ross Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1863-1876

  Kohut, Josh ^a   Hunter, Elias ^a   Huber, Bruce ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

MCDW; Ross Sea; small scale variability; transport

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; MCDW; MODIFIED CIRCUMPOLAR DEEP WATERS; ROSS SEA; SMALL SCALE VARIABILITY; TRANSPORT; UNDERWATER GLIDERS;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; RESOLUTION; SHELF BREAK; SURVEY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84878103199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20090     Document Type: Article

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