Temporal variability of vertical nontidal circulation pattern in a partially mixed estuary: Comparison of self-organizing map and empirical orthogonal functions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Cheng, Peng ^a   Wilson, Robert E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; FLOW PATTERNS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DATA SET; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERN; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 34447532112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003241     Document Type: Article

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