Variability in measured current structure on the southwest continental shelf of India

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 647-657

  Dinesh Kumar, P K ^a   Srinivas, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Direct current measurements; Southwest coast of India; Tidal currents

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34250721779     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0244.1     Document Type: Article

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