Coastal jet separation and associated flow variability in the southwest South China Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Gan, Jianping ^a   Qu, Tangdong ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation variability; Coastal jet separation; Numerical modeling; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MARINE SIGNAL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; VORTICITY; WIND STRESS;

ADVERSE PRESSURE GRADIENT; ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; HIGH FREQUENCY WINDS; JET SEPARATION; NEAR-SHORE WATERS; REGIONAL OCEAN MODELING; SOUTH CHINA SEA; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENTS;

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 85006533529     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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