Circulation and thermal structure in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay: Application of a nested-grid hydrodynamic model

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 12-13, 2006, Pages 1496-1518

  Sheng, Jinyu ^a   Rao, Yerubandi R ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal boundary layer; Coastal jet; Lake Huron; Nested grid model; Seasonal circulation; Thermal structure

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESOLUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

CANADA; GEORGIAN BAY; GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURON; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 33746714436     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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