Development of a regional ocean model for New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1171-1191

  Rickard, G J ^a   Hadfield, M G ^a   Roberts, M J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eddy; Flow relaxation; Regional ocean model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EDDY; MODELING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

EID: 27144496053     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517383     Document Type: Article

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