Observational and model studies of the circulation in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6495-6510

  Ding, Yang ^a,b   Chen, Changsheng ^b,c   Beardsley, Robert C ^d   Bao, Xianwen ^a   Shi, Maochong ^a   Zhang, Yu ^b   Lai, Zhigang ^e   Li, Ruixiang ^f   Lin, Huichan ^b,c   Viet, Nguyen T ^g  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^g Thuyloi University   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

circulation; current measurements; numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

BOILER CIRCULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION; BUOYANCY DRIVEN FLOWS; COMPLEX DEMODULATIONS; CYCLONIC CIRCULATION; GLOBAL OCEAN MODEL; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; SOUTHWEST MONSOON; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BUOYANCY FORCING; GLOBAL OCEAN; MOORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE WIND; TIDAL CURRENT; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

CHINA; GULF OF TONKIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; QIONGZHOU STRAIT; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84892922162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009455     Document Type: Article

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