A numerical study of the slope current northwest of the British Isles

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-30

  Hackett, Bruce ^a   Petter Røed, Lars ^a  

^a DNMI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY FLOW; CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CURRENT;

BOUNDARY FLOW; CIRCULATION MODEL; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; WATER CURRENTS; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH EAST);

EID: 0344043438     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(98)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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