The seasonality of tidal circulation in the Gulf of Elat

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-19

  Berman, Tal ^a   Paldor, Nathan ^a   Brenner, Stephen ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TIDAL CURRENT; WIND FORCING;

RED SEA;

EID: 0038129783     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/G72J-CYHM-D202-FJY2     Document Type: Article

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