Propagation of Kelvin waves along irregular coastlines in finite-difference models

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-245

  Schwab, David J ^a   Beletsky, Dmitry ^b  

^a NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference; Hydrodynamic modeling; Kelvin wave

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

KELVIN WAVES; OFFSHORE GRID RESOLUTION; ROSSBY DEFORMATION RADIUS;

WATER WAVES;

COAST; FINITE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE; HYDRODYNAMICS; KELVIN WAVE; MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; KELVIN WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0345355211     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(98)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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