Circulation during winter and northerly storm events in southern Lake Michigan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Rao, Y R ^a   McCormick, M J ^b   Murthy, C R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation; Episodic events; Lake Michigan

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; CIRCULATION; GYRE; LAKE DYNAMICS; STORM; WIND FORCING; WINTER;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2342662121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc001955     Document Type: Article

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