The relative importance of meteorological events, tidal activity and bathymetry to circulation and mixing in Kingston Harbour, Jamaica

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 273-289

  Webber, Dale F ^a   Webber, Mona K ^a   Williams, Doreen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CIRCULATION; HARBOR; MIXING; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; RAINFALL; TIDAL CYCLE; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; KINGSTON HARBOUR;

EID: 1142265882     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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