Spatial and temporal variability of diurnal wind forcing in the coastal ocean

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Hunter, Eli ^a   Chant, Robert ^a   Bowers, Louis ^a   Glenn, Scott ^a   Kohut, Josh ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; WIND;

DIURNAL CURRENT AMPLITUDES; DIURNAL WIND FORCED MOTIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

LAND BREEZE; SEA BREEZE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW YORK BIGHT;

EID: 34548051788     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028945     Document Type: Article

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