Wind effects on sub-tidal currents in Puget Sound

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-66

  Matsuura, Hiroshi ^a,c   Cannon, Glenn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EOF; Fjord circulation; Normal mode model; Puget Sound; Wind effect

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; TIDAL FLOWS; WIND EFFECTS;

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FJORDS; SUB-TIDAL CURRENTS; WIND FORCING;

USA, WASHINGTON, PUGET SOUND;

EID: 0030801652     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02700749     Document Type: Article

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