Salt-wedge observations in Öresund by direct measurement of the motionally induced voltage

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2513-2524

  Fristedt, Tim ^a,b   Sigray, Peter ^a,b   Lundberg, Peter ^a   Crona, Lennart ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydraulic control; Motionally induced voltage; resund; Salt wedge

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC TIDE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; SALT WEDGE;

ORESUND;

EID: 0036852730     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00131-0     Document Type: Article

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