A three-dimensional model of tide and wind-induced residual currents in the Central Strait of Georgia, Canada

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-182

  Marinone, S G ^a   Pond, S ^c   Fyfe, J ^b  

^a Ctro de Investigacion C   (Mexico)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

3 D baroclinic model; Canada west coast; Residual currents; Strait of Georgia; tides; winds

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; STRAITS;

3-D BAROCLINIC MODEL; RESIDUAL FLOW; STRAITS; TIDAL CURRENTS;

CANADA; MODEL;

STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 0030201526     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0063     Document Type: Article

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