Modeling the formation and circulation processes of water masses and sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Saucier, François J ^a   Roy, François ^a   Gilbert, Denis ^a   Pellerin, Pierre ^b   Ritchie, Harold ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air sea interactions; Circulation; Numerical modeling; Sea ice; Seasonal cycle; St. Lawrence; Tide

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WATER MASS;

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 0345415084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000686     Document Type: Article

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