A modeling study of shelf circulation off northern California in the region of the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment 2. Simulations and comparisons with observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Gan, Jianping ^a   Allen, J S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical modeling; Relaxation; Shelf circulation; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; UPWELLING; WIND FORCING;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037113396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001190     Document Type: Article

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