The response of a strongly stratified Fjord to energetic tidal forcing

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 629-644

  Allen, G L ^a   Simpson, J H ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fjords; Scottish sea lochs; Standing internal tide; Tidal jet

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; FJORD; INTERNAL TIDE; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CURRENT;

LOCH LINNHE; SCOTLAND (HIGHLAND); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036805373     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0932     Document Type: Article

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