Numerical studies of the current response at Ormen Lange to a travelling storm

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 205-220

  Vikebø, Frode ^a   Berntsen, Jarle ^a   Furnes, Gunnar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atmospheric forcing; Numerical ocean model; Shelf slope currents; The Norwegian Sea

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CURRENT DENSITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STORMS;

MEAN TEMPORAL CIRCULATION; NORWAY; ORMEN LANGE (OL); TIDAL EFFECTS;

TIDAL POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CURRENT VELOCITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; STORM;

ARCTIC OCEAN; MORE BASIN; NORWEGIAN SEA; ORMEN LANGE FIELD;

EID: 1842486075     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.11.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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