Circulation and heat budget of the northern Adriatic Sea (Italy) due to a Bora event in January 2001: A numerical model study

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 253-271

  Wang, X Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Atmospheric cooling; Heat budget; Numerical modeling; Ocean circulation; Vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONES; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERIC COOLING; COASTLINES; SURFACE COOLING; SURFACE CURRENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEAT BUDGET; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 19944372439     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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