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On the Origin of Shelf Water in the Middle Atlantic Bight
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1989
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GeophysicsMarine GeologyShelf WaterSouthern CoastEngineeringPhysical OceanographyPaleoceanographyFjord CirculationGeographyOceanographic ResearchMarine ChemistryOceanographyMarine BiologyKnown CirculationEarth ScienceMiddle Atlantic BightContinental Shelf
Based on a limited set of available oxygen isotope measurements, it is hypothesized that the mean now in the Middle Atlantic Bight is part of a 5000 km-long buoyancy-driven, coastal current which originates along the southern coast of Greenland. This idea is consistent with most features of the known circulation of the region.