Vertical structure and bottom-intensification of tidal currents off Northwestern Spain

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 55-70

  García Lafuente, Jesús ^a   Díaz del Río, Guillermo ^b   Sánchez Berrocal, Consuelo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c SEK University   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artabro Gulf; Critical topographic slope; Galicia continental shelf; Internal tides; Ray characteristics

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDES; TRAJECTORIES; UNDERGROUND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ARTABRO GULF; CRITICAL TOPOGRAPHIC SLOPE; GALICIA CONTINENTAL SHELF; INTERNAL TIDES; RAY CHARACTERISTICS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

AMPLITUDE; BAROTROPIC TIDE; SLOPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIDAL CURRENT;

ARTABRO GULF; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33747193896     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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