Dependence of currents and density on the spring-neap cycle and the diurnal inequality in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia: Simulations and observations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2366-2374

  Stacey, Michael W ^a   Pond, S ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE;

CURRENT PULSES; SPATIAL VARIATION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

DENSITY CURRENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL INLET;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BURRARD INLET; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1042301821     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<2366:DOCADO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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