Surface circulation and temperature distribution of southern South China sea from global ocean model (OCCAM)

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 701-714

  Akhir, Mohd Fadzil Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Current circulation; Ocean model; Sea surface temperature; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; CURRENT DIRECTION; CURRENT VELOCITY; MONSOON; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

MALAYSIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84862743054     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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