Simulated eddy induced vertical velocities in a Gulf of Alaska model

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1060-1068

  Nudds, Shannon H ^a   Shore, Jennifer A ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gulf of Alaska; Lagrangian particle tracking; Mesoscale eddies

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GULF OF ALASKA; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; LAGRANGIAN VELOCITY; MESOSCALE EDDY; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; PARALLEL OCEAN PROGRAMS; PARTICLE TRACKING; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; UPWELLING RATES; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; EDDY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEAT BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; UPWELLING; VELOCITY;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 80052717626     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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