Bottom friction and bed forms on the southern flank of Georges Bank

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Werner, Sandra R ^a   Beardsley, Robert C ^a   Williams III, Albert J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom drag coefficient; Bottom roughness; Bottom stress; Georges Bank; Sand waves; Wave current interaction

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; BOTTOM STRESS; DRAG COEFFICIENT; SEAFLOOR; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK;

EID: 1542376739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000692     Document Type: Article

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