The seasonal circulation and volume transport on the northwest European continental shelf: A fine-resolution model study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Holt, Jason ^a   Proctor, Roger ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CURRENT VELOCITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 51449108603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004034     Document Type: Article

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