A cross-scale model for 3D baroclinic circulation in estuary-plume-shelf systems: I. Formulation and skill assessment

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2187-2214

  Zhang, Yinglong ^a   Baptista, António M ^a   Myers, Edward P ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; COASTAL CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHELF DYNAMICS;

COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9644260700     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.07.021     Document Type: Article

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