A high-resolution finite element model of the M2, M4 M6, S2, N2, K1 and O1 tides off the west coast of Britain

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 70-100

  Jones, J Eric ^a   Davies, Alan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIDES; TOPOGRAPHY;

FRICTION COEFFICIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

COASTAL ZONES;

COASTAL ZONE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN TIDE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRISH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548011937     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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