Cross-frontal transport along the Keweenaw coast in Lake Superior: A Lagrangian model study

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 83-102

  Chen, Changsheng ^a   Zhu, Jianrong ^b   Kang, KiRyong ^c   Liu, Hedong ^a   Ralph, Elise ^d   Green, Sarah A ^e   Budd, Judith Wells ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross frontal transport; Lagrangian model; Wind induced Ekman flow

Indexed keywords

EKMAN TRANSPORT; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LAKE; THERMAL FRONT; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036837897     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(02)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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