Modelling processes influencing shelf edge currents, mixing, across shelf exchange, and sediment movement at the shelf edge

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 34, Issue 2-4, 2001, Pages 291-326

  Davies, Alan M ^a   Xing, Jiuxing ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EOF analysis; Flow instability; Irish Sea; Mixing; Numerical model; Shelf edge; Total variation diminishing (TVD)

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; FLOW MODELING; MIXING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHELF BREAK; SHELF DYNAMICS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 0034850059     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(01)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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