Prediction of surface currents and drifter trajectories on the inner Scotian shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Thompson, Keith R ^a   Sheng, Jinyu ^a   Smith, Peter C ^a   Cong, Liangzi ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drifter trajectories; Prediction skill; Shelf circulation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DRIFTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; TRAJECTORY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIAN SHELF;

EID: 0347536211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001119     Document Type: Article

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