Tidal residual currents in the Gulf of California: Is the M2 tidal constituent sufficient to induce them?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C4, 1997, Pages 8611-8623

  Marinone, S G ^a,b  

^a Division de Fisica Aplicada   (Mexico)

^b Department of Geology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; TIDAL FLOWS;

FLOW MODELLING; RESIDUAL FLOW; TIDAL CONSTITUENTS; TIDAL CURRENTS;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030844959     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03835     Document Type: Article

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