Patterns of summer vertical and horizontal currents in coastal waters of the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 567-579

  Manasrah, Riyad S ^a   Al Horani, Fuad A ^a   Rasheed, Mohammad Y ^a   Al Rousan, Saber A ^a   Khalaf, Marouf A ^a  

^a Marine Science Station   (Jordan)

Author keywords

coastal currents; convection; Gulf of Aqaba; seiches; semi enclosed seas; vertical currents

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC TIDE; COASTAL WATER; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEICHE; SHALLOW WATER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL CYCLE;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 33748475634     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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