The influence of several factors controlling the interactions between Prince William Sound, Alaska, and the Northern Gulf of Alaska

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-36

  Bang, Inkweon ^a   Mooers, Christopher N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; WIND EFFECTS;

TOPOGRAPHY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER MASS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

(NORTH); ALASKA; GULF OF ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141787137     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<0019:TIOSFC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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