A high-resolution numerical modeling study of the subtidal circulation in the northern South China Sea

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1087-1104

  Chapman, David C ^a   Ko, Dong Shan ^b   Preller, Ruth H ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Seas International Acoustic Experiment (ASIAEX); Numerical modeling; Ocean dynamics; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALT WATER INTRUSION; TIDES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WIND STRESS;

ASIAN SEAS INTERNATIONAL ACOUSTIC EXPERIMENT (ASIAEX); KUROSHIO INTRUSION; OCEAN DYNAMICS; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 14744296097     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2004.838334     Document Type: Article

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