Numerical study of three-dimensional shelf circulation on the Scotian Shelf using a shelf circulation model

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2138-2156

  Ohashi, Kyoko ^a   Sheng, Jinyu ^a   Thompson, Keith R ^a   Hannah, Charles G ^b   Ritchie, Harold ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Numerical model; Prediction system; Scotian Shelf; Shelf circulation; Tidal circulation; Wind driven

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROTROPIC MOTION; BOTTOM CURRENT; CIRCULATION MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; OCEANOGRAPHY; SHELF WAVE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CURRENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND; SCOTIA SHELF;

EID: 70349466512     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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