Lagrangian circulation and forbidden zone on the West Florida Shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1221-1245

  Yang, Huijun ^a   Weisberg, Robert H ^a   Niiler, P P ^b   Sturges, W ^c   Johnson, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; SHELF DYNAMICS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0033522848     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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