Drifter behavior on the Oregon-Washington Shelf during downwelling-favorable winds

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3132-3144

  Austin, Jay A ^a   Barth, John A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND;

DRIFTER BEHAVIOR;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; DOWNWELLING; DRIFTER; EKMAN TRANSPORT;

OREGON SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN; WASHINGTON SHELF;

EID: 0036880460     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<3132:DBOTOW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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