Comparison of model-simulated and observed currents in the central Adriatic during DART

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Martin, P J ^a   Book, J W ^a   Burrage, D M ^a   Rowley, C D ^a   Tudor, M ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; LANDFORMS; MOORING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SURFACE DISCHARGES; SURFACE RELAXATION;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ADRIATIC; ADRIATIC SEA; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CROATIA; CROATIANS; GARGANO PENINSULA; GLOBAL MODELS; GRID RESOLUTION; NAVY COASTAL OCEAN MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPEN BOUNDARY CONDITION; REAL TIME; RUNOFF DISCHARGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE FLUX; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COASTAL CURRENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; REAL TIME; RUNOFF; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 70349665251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004842     Document Type: Article

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