A numerical study of wave-current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Wind-driven circulation in the South Atlantic Bight under uniform winds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C8, 2001, Pages 16841-16855

  Xie, Lian ^a   Wu, Kejian ^a,b   Pietrafesa, Leonard ^a   Zhang, Chen ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM STRESS; CIRCULATION MODELING; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0034833618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000292     Document Type: Article

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