Estuarine circulation reversals and related rapid changes in winter near-Bottom oxygen conditions in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 917-930

  Liblik, T ^a   Laanemets, J ^a   Raudsepp, U ^a   Elken, J ^a   Suhhova, I ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; DEEP SEA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SALINITY; SEAWATER; STRATIFICATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND;

EID: 84887703501     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-917-2013     Document Type: Article

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