A HYCOM modeling study of the Persian Gulf: 1. Model configurations and surface circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Yao, Fengchao ^a   Johns, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATERS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CYCLONIC GYRE; EKMAN DRIFT; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODELS; INDIAN OCEAN; MODEL CONFIGURATION; MODEL RESULTS; MODELING STUDIES; PERSIAN GULF; SALT BALANCES; SALT FLUX; SEASONAL INTRUSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE CIRCULATION; SURFACE SALINITIES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE WIND STRESS; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER MASS TRANSFORMATION;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CLIMATE FORCING; COASTAL ZONE; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GYRE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMATION; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER MASS;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF; STRAIT OF HORMUZ;

EID: 78649504725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005781     Document Type: Article

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