Numerical study of tidal front with varying sharpness in spring and neap tidal cycle

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 801-810

  Sun, Youn Jong ^a   Isobe, Atsuhiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross frontal transport; Frontal wave; Heton; Sharpness; Tidal front

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN TIDE; OCEANIC FRONT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAWATER; TIDAL CYCLE; TRACER;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 33750966720     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-006-0099-6     Document Type: Article

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