On the inner-shelf circulation in the northern Gulf of Cádiz, southern Portuguese shelf

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 11-13, 2006, Pages 1198-1218

  Sanchez R F ^a   Mason, E ^b   Relvas, P ^c   da Silva, A J ^d   Peliz, Á ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO HIDROGRÁFICO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Continental shelf processes; Inshore counter currents; Momentum balance; Shelf circulation; Winter circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COASTAL ZONES; CONFINED FLOW; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLUID MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; WIND STRESS;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF PROCESSES; MOMENTUM BALANCE; SHELF CIRCULATION; WINTER CIRCULATION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HETEROGENEITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE SAINT VINCENT; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; GULF OF CADIZ; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748690172     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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