The response of buoyant coastal plumes to upwelling-favorable winds

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2458-2469

  Lentz, Steven ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CORRELATION METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL PLUMES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND EFFECTS;

BUOYANT COASTAL PLUMES; WIND FORCING; WIND-INDUCED UPWELLING;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

ENTRAINMENT; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 11844306531     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2647.1     Document Type: Article

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