Numerical study of circulation, dispersion, and hydrodynamic connectivity of surface waters on the Belize shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Tang, Liqun ^a,b   Sheng, Jinyu ^a   Hatcher, Bruce G ^a   Sale, Peter F ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REEFS; SURFACE WATERS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SURFACE WATER;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33644767245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002930     Document Type: Article

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