Spatial and temporal variability of freshwater discharge into the Gulf of Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 634-646

  Hill, D F ^a   Bruhis, N ^b   Calos, S E ^c   Arendt, A ^d   Beamer, J ^e  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b Decagon Devices Inc   (United States)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal freshwater discharge; glacier volume loss; regression model

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE BASIN; FRESHWATER INPUT; GLACIER FLOW; GRACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLUME CHANGE;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN MARGIN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85027930514     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010395     Document Type: Article

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