Dynamics of circulation off the west coast of Vancouver Island

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1591-1607

  Pal, B K ^a   Holloway, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; DYNAMICS;

BUOYANCY FORCING; CIRCULATION MODELLING; TOPOGRAPHIC STRESS; WIND FORCING;

CANADA; DYNAMICS; MODEL; SEASHORE; SUMMER;

CANADA, BRITISH COLOMBIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 0030251385     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-4343(96)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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