The influence of tidal currents and wind on mixing in the surface layers of the sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-25

  Morales, R A ^a,c   Elliott, A J ^a   Lunel, T ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DIFFUSION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PLUME DISPERSION; SURFACE PROPERTY; VARIANCE; WATER FLOW; WIND;

FLOW MODELLING; MIXING; SURFACE LAYERS; TIDAL CURRENTS; WIND;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0030621274     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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