A modeling study of the formation, maintenance, and relaxation of upwelling circulation on the Northeastern South China Sea shelf

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-52

  Gan, Jianping ^a   Wang, Jingjing ^a   Liang, Linlin ^a   Li, Li ^b   Guo, Xiaogang ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

Author keywords

Circulation over variable shelf; Geostrophic cross isobath transport; Wind driven upwelling dynamics

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC FLUXES; FRICTIONAL EFFECTS; GEOSTROPHIC CROSS-ISOBATH TRANSPORT; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODELS; PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUMMER UPWELLING; WIND DRIVEN UPWELLING;

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84930927755     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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