Experiments and simulations on coastal flows in the presence of a topograhic slope

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2204-2218

  Zavala Sansón, Luis ^a   Serravall, R ^b   Carnevale, G F ^c   van Heijst, G J F ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL FLOWS; TOPOGRAPHIC SLOPE;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; COASTAL CIRCULATION; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 29744438091     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2815.1     Document Type: Article

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