A review of the physics and ecological implications of the thermal bar circulation

Limnologica

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-162

  Holland, Paul R ^a   Kay, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cabbeling; Lake dynamics; Marine ecology; Numerical modelling; Plankton; Thermal bar

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; DOWNWELLING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LIMNOLOGY; PLANKTON; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344530953     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0075-9511(03)80011-7     Document Type: Article

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