Variability of tidal currents in a wide strait: A comparison between drifter observations and numerical simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3336, 1998, Pages 12743-12759

  Crawford, W R ^a,b   Cherniawsky, J Y ^b   Cummins, P F ^a   Foreman, M G G ^a,b  

^a Institut Maurice Lamontagne   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIFTER; MODELING; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRAIT; TIDAL CURRENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND;

EID: 0032526129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc00579     Document Type: Article

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