A hydrological digital elevation model for freshwater discharge into the Gulf of Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Wang, Jia ^a   Jin, Meibing ^a   Musgrave, David L ^a   Ikeda, Moto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alaskan Coastal Current; Digital elevation model; Freshwater runoff

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FRESHWATER INPUT; RIVER DISCHARGE;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 4744346471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JC001430     Document Type: Article

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