Numerical modeling of the Amazon River plume

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 873-899

  Nikiema, Oumarou ^a   Devenon, Jean Luc ^a   Baklouti, Malika ^b  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b IRD UR CYROCO   (France)

Author keywords

Amazon continental shelf; Amazon River plume; Hydrodynamics; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORIOLIS FORCE; FRESHWATER INPUT; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC FRONT; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; TRADE WIND; WIND FORCING;

AMAZON RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; BRAZIL CURRENT; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33947499851     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.12.004     Document Type: Review

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