Observation and modeling of surface currents on the Grand Banks: A study of the wave effects on surface currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Tang, C L ^a   Perrie, W ^a   Jenkins, Alastair D ^b   DeTracey, B M ^a   Hu, Y ^a   Toulany, B ^a   Smith, P C ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOMENTUM TRANSFER; OCEAN CURRENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE WAVES; TIDES; WATER WAVE EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

DRIFTER; EDDY; MODELING; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SURFACE WAVE; TIDAL CURRENT; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GRAND BANKS; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 37349009895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004028     Document Type: Article

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