Numerical simulation of the summer wake of Rottnest Island, Western Australia

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 171-198

  Alaee, Majid Jandaghi ^a   Pattiaratchi, Charitha ^a   Ivey, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Island wake; Numerical modeling; Rottnest Island; Secondary flow; South west Australia; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SECONDARY FLOW;

FLOW CURVATURE-INDUCED SECONDARY CIRCULATION; NORTHWARD CURRENT; UPWELLING;

WAKES;

FLOW STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SECONDARY FLOW; SUMMER; UPWELLING; WAKE; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ROTTNEST ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34248675219     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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