Moored observations of synoptic and seasonal variability in the East Greenland Coastal Current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 8838-8857

  Harden, B E ^a   Straneo, F ^a   Sutherland, D A ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal current; fjord; freshwater; Greenland

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENT; DOWNWELLING; FJORD; FRESHWATER INPUT; HYDROGRAPHY; MOORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MASS; WIND FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; EAST GREENLAND SHELF; GREENLAND; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 85027939485     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010134     Document Type: Article

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