A model of the near-surface circulation of the Santa Barbara channel: Comparison with observations and dynamical interpretations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-43

  Oey, Lie Yauw ^a   Winant, Clinton ^b   Dever, Ed ^b   Johnson, Walter R ^c   Wang, Dong Ping ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS; WIND;

PRESSURE GRADIENTS (PG); SEASONAL PATTERNS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE LAYER; WIND;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342330316     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0023:AMOTNC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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