Experimental study of the stability of an intermediate current and its interaction with a cape

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 165-192

  Sadoux, Sylvain ^a   Baey, Jean Michel ^a   Fincham, Adam ^a   Renouard, Dominique ^a  

^a Institut de Mecanique de Grenoble   (France)

Author keywords

Cape; Intermediate current; Stability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERMEDIATE WATER MASS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0034008693     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(99)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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