Surface M2 tidal currents along the North Carolina shelf observed with a high-frequency radar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Cook, Thomas M ^a   Shay, Lynn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Duck; HF radar; North Carolina; Surface currents; Tidal currents; Tidal models; USA

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; RADAR; TIDAL CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH CAROLINA SHELF;

EID: 0038245249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001320     Document Type: Article

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