Data assimilation model study of wind effects in the Santa Barbara Channel

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C9, 2000, Pages 22003-22013

  Chen, Chi Shao ^a   Wang, Dong Ping ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; CIRCULATION; CURRENT; OCEANOGRAPHY;

CHANNEL FLOW; COASTAL WATERS; CURRENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033664354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000159     Document Type: Article

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