Seasonal circulation on the western shelf of the Gulf of Mexico using a high-resolution numerical model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Zavala Hidalgo, Jorge ^a   Morey, Steven L ^a   O'Brien, James J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Shelf circulation; Western Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONALITY; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 1842715681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc001879     Document Type: Article

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