A hybrid coordinate ocean model for shelf sea simulation

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 221-237

  Winther, Nina Gjerde ^a   Evensen, Geir ^a,b  

^a NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hybrid coordinate; HYCOM; North Sea; Shelf sea; Skagerrak

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER;

COASTAL SHELF APPLICATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION; HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODEL (HYCOM); OCEAN MODEL; SHELF SEA SIMULATION; WATER MASSES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SHELF SEA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; SKAGERRAK;

EID: 33646022835     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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