Modeling the influence of wind and rivers on current, salinity and temperature over the French Guiana continental shelf during the rainy season

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1183-1197

  Chevalier, Cristèle ^a   Baklouti, Melika ^a,c   Ramamonjiarisoa, Alfred ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Numerical resolution of conservation equations; Oceanic circulation in coastal zones; Oceanic numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND FORCING;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9444270508     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/03-0059r.1     Document Type: Article

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