Salinity and temperature balances at the spurs central mooring during fall and winter

Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-65

  Thomas Farrar, J ^a   Rainville, Luc ^b   Plueddemann, Albert J ^a   Kessler, William S ^c   Lee, Craig ^b   Hodges, Benjamin A ^a   Schmitt, Raymond W ^a   Edson, James B ^d   Riser, Stephen C ^e   Eriksen, Charles C ^e   Fratantoni, David M ^f  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Applied Physics Laboratory   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f HORIZON MARINE INC   (United States)

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EID: 84982163186     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2015.06     Document Type: Article

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