Application of turbulence energy models to the computation of tidal currents and mixing intensities in shelf edge regions

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-447

  Xing, Jiuxing ^a   Davies, Alan M ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CURRENTS;

MIXING INTENSITIES; SHELF EDGE DYNAMICS; TIDAL MODELS; TURBULENCE CLOSURE MODELS;

ATLANTIC, HEBRIDES SHELF;

EID: 0029905554     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0417:AOTEMT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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