A Model Study of the Copper River Plume and its Effects on the Northern Gulf of Alaska

• Main Author: Wang, Yuan
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2013
• Subjects: Copper River Delta (Alaska); Alaska; Gulf of (Alaska); Computer simulation; Oceanography; Gulf of Alaska; Montague; glacier
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2017; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/3052/viewcontent/WangY2013_OCR.pdf

Using a three-level nested Regional Ocean Modeling System coupled with the Carbon, Silicate, Nitrogen Ecosystem model, this study examined the seasonal evolution of the Copper River (CR) plume and how it influences the along- and across-shore transport in the northern Gulf of Alaska (NGoA). A passiv...