Sensitivity study of the generation of mesoscale eddies in a numerical model of Hawaii islands

Ocean Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-291

  Kersale M ^a   Doglioli, A M ^a   Petrenko, A A ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EKMAN PUMPING; INFLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOMENTUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; QUIKSCAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VORTICITY; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 79955571620     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-7-277-2011     Document Type: Article

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