Results from a three-dimensional, nested biological-physical model of the California Current System and comparisons with statistics from satellite imagery

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Powell, Thomas M ^a   Lewis, Craig V W ^a   Curchitser, Enrique N ^b   Haidvogel, Dale B ^c   Hermann, Albert J ^d   Dobbins, Elizabeth L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; STATISTICS;

OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UPWELLING;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846176556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002506     Document Type: Article

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