Seasonal climatology of wind-driven circulation on the New Jersey Shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Gong, D ^a   Kohut, J T ^a   Glenn, S M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COILED TUBING; WIND;

HF RADARS; LAGRANGIAN DRIFTERS; MEAN CURRENTS; MID-ATLANTIC BIGHTS; NEARSHORES; NEW JERSEY; OFFSHORE FLOWS; RESIDENCE TIME; ROOT MEAN SQUARES; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; STORM EVENTS; SUMMER SEASON; SURFACE CIRCULATION; SURFACE FLOW; SURFACE TRANSPORT; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION; WINTER SEASONS;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

CLIMATOLOGY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; RADAR; RESIDENCE TIME; SHELF BREAK; SURFACE FLUX; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HUDSON VALLEY; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; NEW JERSEY SHELF; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953626014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005520     Document Type: Article

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