The Irish coastal current: A seasonal jet-like circulation

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1775-1793

  Fernand, L ^a   Nolan, G D ^b   Raine, R ^c   Chambers, C E ^a,d   Dye, S R ^a   White, M ^c   Brown, J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal currents; Density driven; Density fronts; Drifters; Jets; Shelf fronts

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; COASTAL CURRENT; DENSITY CURRENT; JET FLOW; THERMOCLINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747349521     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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