Targeted coastal circulation phenomena in diagnostic analyses and forecasts

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 3-15

  McWilliams, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal circulation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CURRENTS; COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL REGIONS; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTED MEASUREMENTS; INTERNAL TIDES; LITTORAL CURRENTS; MESOSCALE; MODEL SIMULATION; OBSERVING SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; RIVER PLUME; STORM SURGES; SYSTEM DESIGN; TOPOGRAPHIC WAVES;

COASTAL ZONES; TIDES;

SIMULATORS;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; COASTAL CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; INTERNAL TIDE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; STORM SURGE; UPWELLING;

EID: 68749095193     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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