Characterization of three-dimensional lagrangian circulation associated with tidal rectification over a submarine bank

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1729-1742

  Loder, John W ^a   Shen, Yingshuo ^a   Ridderinkhof, Herman ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY EFFECTS; CIRCULATION MODELLING; LAGRANGIAN CIRCULATION; SUBMARINE BANKS; TIDAL RECTIFICATION;

ATLANTIC, GEORGES BANK;

EID: 0031424003     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1729:COTDLC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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