A numerical simulation of water mass formation in the northern Gulf of California during winter

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1581-1607

  López, Manuel ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SALINITY;

NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SALINITY; SINKING; WATER MASS; WATER MIXING;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0344835853     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(97)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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