Modeling the mesoscale eddy field in the Gulf of Alaska

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-117

  Xiu, Peng ^a   Chai, Fei ^a   Xue, Huijie ^a   Shi, Lei ^a   Chao, Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy transport; Gulf of Alaska; Haida eddies; Mesoscale eddy; Model; Vertical velocity

Indexed keywords

EDDY TRANSPORTS; GULF OF ALASKA; HAIDA EDDIES; MESOSCALE EDDY; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

MODELS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALGORITHM; ALTIMETER; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT FLUX; MESOSCALE EDDY; REMOTE SENSING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER EXCHANGE; WIND STRESS;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84856900572     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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