Processes influencing wind-induced current profiles in near coastal stratified regions

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 14-15, 2003, Pages 1379-1400

  Davies, Alan M ^a   Xing, Jiuxing ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal boundary; Inertial period; Internal waves; Stratification; Wind induced currents

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL CURRENT; INTERNAL WAVE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; STRATIFICATION; VERTICAL MIXING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 0142010112     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(03)00119-5     Document Type: Article

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