Cold event in the South Atlantic Bight during summer of 2003: Model simulations and implications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Aretxabaleta, Alfredo ^a   Blanton, Brian O ^b   Seim, Harvey E ^b   Werner, Francisco E ^b   Nelson, James R ^c   Chassignet, Eric P ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; COLD WEATHER PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; WATER LEVELS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COLD WATER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHELF BREAK; SIMULATION; SUMMER; UPWELLING; WATER LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE CANAVERAL; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41049110841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003903     Document Type: Article

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