Physical controls on hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay: A numerical modeling study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1239-1256

  Scully, Malcolm E ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; WIND EFFECTS;

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CIRCULATION MODELS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN MODEL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SATURATION; NUTRIENT DELIVERY; SYNOPTIC VARIABILITY; WATER TEMPERATURES; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SATURATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878949576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20138     Document Type: Article

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