Model simulations of the Bay of Fundy Gyre: 1. Climatological results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Aretxabaleta, Alfredo L ^a,b   McGillicuddy Jr , Dennis J ^a   Smith, Keston W ^a   Lynch, Daniel R ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW OF WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES; WIND STRESS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; GYRE; RESIDENCE TIME; RETENTION; STRATIFICATION; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; CANADA; GRAND MANAN ISLAND; GULF OF MAINE; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 57549093613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004480     Document Type: Article

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