Initial steps toward validation of a seasonal cycle simulation for Prince William Sound circulation (flow and mass) fields

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 901-934

  Bang, Inkweon ^a   Vaughan, Shari L ^b,c   Mooers, Christopher N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska, USA; Model validation; Numerical simulation; Prince William Sound; Seasonal cycle; Semi enclosed sea circulation; Thermohaline structure

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONALITY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15744385508     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.09.023     Document Type: Article

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