Subtidal energetics in the faroe-shetland channel: Coarse-grid model experiments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3336, 1998, Pages 12689-12708

  Oey, L Y ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; CIRCULATION MODELING; MIXING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAEROE-SHETLAND CHANNEL;

EID: 0032526135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc00786     Document Type: Article

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