Mass transport between a semienclosed basin and the ocean: Maracaibo system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Laval, B ^a   Imberger, J ^a   Findikakis, A N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BECHTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Maracaibo; Numerical model; Salt volume flux; Tidal pumping; Unsteady baroclinic exchange with mixing

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; MASS TRANSPORT; MIXING; SEMIENCLOSED SEA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER EXCHANGE;

CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF VENEZUELA; LAKE MARACAIBO; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0141975305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001571     Document Type: Article

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