Wind-driven modification of the Alaskan coastal current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Shroyer, E L ^a,b   Plueddemann, A J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODELS; WIND;

BERING STRAIT; BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL CURRENTS; HYDROGRAPHIC STRUCTURES; NEARSHORES; PROCESS-ORIENTED; RETURN FLOW;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

ANTICYCLONE; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL CURRENT; HYDROGRAPHY; MELTWATER; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR FLOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND VELOCITY;

ALASKA; BERING STRAIT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858823602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007650     Document Type: Article

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