Barotropic tides beneath the Amery Ice Shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Hemer, M A ^a,b   Hunter, J R ^a   Coleman, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; TIDES;

BAROTROPIC TIDE; BUOYANCY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ICE SHELF; ICE THICKNESS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIDAL CURRENT; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS;

AMERY ICE SHELF; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRYDZ BAY;

EID: 34548591110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003622     Document Type: Article

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