Modeling tides and their influence on the circulation in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Xiaochun ^a   Chao, Yi ^a,b   Zhang, Hongchun ^a   Farrara, John ^a   Li, Zhijin ^a,c   Jin, Xin ^a   Park, Kyungeen ^c   Colas, Francois ^d   McWilliams, James C ^d   Paternostro, Chris ^e   Shum, C K ^f   Yi, Yuchan ^f   Schoch, Carl ^g   Olsson, Peter ^h  

^a Los Angeles   (United States)

^b 248 E Foothill Blvd   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Alaska Ocean Observing System   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclonic gyre; Prince William Sound; Tides

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; FORECASTING METHOD; GYRE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880742627     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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