Simulation of seasonal circulations and thermohaline variabilities in the Gulf of Thailand

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 489-506

  Aschariyaphotha, Nitima ^a   Wongwises, Prungchan ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^a   Humphries, Usa Wannasingha ^a   You, Xiaobao ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Curvilinear grid; Gulf of Thailand; Seasonal circulation; Spin upphase; Thermohaline

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349142510     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-008-0489-3     Document Type: Article

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