The circulation and residence time of the Strait of Georgia using a simple mixing-box approach

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 173-193

  Pawlowicz, Rich ^a   Riche, Olivier ^a   Halverson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CURRENT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INFLOW; INTERMEDIATE WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; UPWELLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; HARO STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 36249000995     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.450401     Document Type: Article

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