A simple turbulent energy-based model of fine suspended sediments in the Irish Sea

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1495-1505

  Bowers, D G ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irish sea; Modelling; Turbidity; Turbulent kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA;

EID: 0345377649     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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