Comparison between observations and models of the Mozambique Channel transport: Seasonal cycle and eddy frequencies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Van Der Werf, P M ^a   Van Leeuwen, P J ^a,b   Ridderinkhof, H ^c   De Ruijter, W P M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SPECTRAL DENSITY; TIME SERIES;

EDDY STRUCTURES; FORMATION MECHANISM; FREQUENCY RANGES; MOZAMBIQUE; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; SEASONAL CYCLE; WIND FORCING;

MOORING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDDY; MODEL TEST; MOORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TIME SERIES; WIND FORCING;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 77249163216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005633     Document Type: Article

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