Modeling studies of the effects of wind forcing and thermohaline gradients on the California Current System

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1507-1556

  Batteen, Mary L ^a   Vance, Philip W ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WIND FORCING;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032143179     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)80005-2     Document Type: Article

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