Friction and mixing in the Faroe Bank Channel outflow

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 473-486

  Duncan, Louise M ^a   Bryden, Harry L ^a   Cunningham, Stuart A ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faroe Bank Channel; Friction; Mixing; Overflow

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; CHANNEL FLOW; FRICTION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MIXING; OUTFLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); FAROE BANK;

EID: 0344497393     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(03)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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