The role of outflow geometry in the formation of the recirculating bulge region in coastal buoyant outflows

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-434

  Avicola, Greg ^a   Huq, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FORCING; COASTAL CURRENT; DENSITY CURRENT; GEOMETRY; OUTFLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 0344201921     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224003322384870     Document Type: Article

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