A model of the circulation on the outer Scotian Shelf with open boundary conditions inferred by data assimilation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C13, 1998, Pages 30641-30660

  Thompson, Keith R ^a   Griffin, David A ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIAN SHELF;

EID: 18544409816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc01765     Document Type: Article

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