A non-orthogonal primitive equation coastal ocean circulation model: Application to Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 41-54

  Chen, Changsheng ^a   Zhu, Jianrong ^b   Zheng, Lianyuan ^c   Ralph, Elise ^d   Budd, Judith Wells ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^e Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Keweenaw Current; Lake Superior; Numerical methods; Numerical modeling; Thermal bar

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

COASTLINE; EQUATION MODELS; THERMAL BARS; TRANSFORMATION MODELS;

COASTAL ZONES;

CURRENT;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15544388417     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70376-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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