Ocean Science www.ocean-sci.net 1812-0784 1812-0792 2 1 2006 10.5194/os-2-27-2006 http://www.ocean-sci.net/2/27/2006/ http://www.ocean-sci.net/2/27/2006/os-2-27-2006.html http://www.ocean-sci.net/2/27/2006/os-2-27-2006.pdf 27 41 2006-07-05 The circulation of the Persian Gulf: a numerical study J. Kämpf jochen.kaempf@flinders.edu.au M. Sadrinasab School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders Research Centre for Coast and Catchment Environments, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Khorramshahr University of Nautical Sciences & Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran We employ a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model (COHERENS) in a fully prognostic mode to study the circulation and water mass properties of the Persian Gulf – a large inverse estuary. 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