The numerical study of the South China Sea upper circulation characteristics and its dynamic mechanism, in winter

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 2247-2264

  Cai, Shuqun ^a,b   Su, Jilan ^c   Gan, Zijun ^a   Liu, Qinyu ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^d OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Bottom topographic effects; Circulation; Mesoscale eddies; Numerical modelling; South China Sea; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WIND STRESS;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0036775026     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00073-0     Document Type: Article

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