A theoretical, two-layer, reduced-gravity model for descending dense water flow on continental shelves/slopes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Wang, Jia ^a   Ikeda, Moto ^b   Saucier, Francois J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic halocline; Bottom Ekman layer; Cycloidal inertial oscillation; Dense water formation; Geostropic balance; Reduced gravity model

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DENSE WATER; EKMAN LAYER; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0041322562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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