An Oceanic General Circulation Model (OGCM) investigation of the red sea circulation: 2. Three-dimensional circulation in the Red Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Sofianos, Sarantis S ^a   Johns, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Marginal sea; Oceanic General Circulation Model; Red Sea; Water mass formation

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FORCING; MARGINAL SEA; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; WATER MASS;

RED SEA;

EID: 0142092289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001185     Document Type: Article

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