Intercomparison of three South China Sea circulation models

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-50

  Du, Yan ^a   Wang, Dongxiao ^a   Zhou, Weidong ^a   Wang, Weiqiang ^a   Liu, Xiongbin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Models intercomparison; Ocean circulation model; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER DEPTH; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 33444476828     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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