A numerical study of the Southwestern Atlantic Shelf circulation: Stratified ocean response to local and offshore forcing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Palma, Elbio D ^a,b   Matano, Ricardo P ^c   Piola, Alberto R ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Servicio de Hidrografia Naval   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; MIXING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES; WIND STRESS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

EID: 58949085652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004720     Document Type: Article

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