Internal tides modelling in the Bay of Biscay. Comparisons with observations

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 65-88

  Pichon, Annick ^a   Correard, Stephanie ^b  

^a Centre Militaire d'Oceanographie   (France)

^b Société HOCER   (France)

Author keywords

Internal tide; Isopycnal model; Observations; Shelf edge

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL PLAIN; BUOYANCY; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; INTERNAL TIDE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVE FORCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; IBERIAN ABYSSAL PLAIN;

EID: 33746923514     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70s165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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