Numerical study of a thermally induced gyre system in Lake Biwa

Limnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-114

  Akitomo, Kazunori ^a   Kurogi, Masao ^a   Kumagai, Michio ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LAKE BIWA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYRE; LAKE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIFICATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ASIA; BIWA LAKE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; SHIGA;

EID: 4544373839     PISSN: 14398621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10201-004-0122-9     Document Type: Article

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