Hydrodynamics in the Gulf of Aigues-Mortes, NW Mediterranean Sea: In situ and modelling data

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2389-2406

  Leredde, Yann ^a   Denamiel, Cléa ^a   Brambilla, Elena ^a   Lauer Leredde, Christine ^a   Bouchette, Frédéric ^a   Marsaleix, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Current data; Modelling; Sewage dispersion; Shelf dynamics; Wind induced currents

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISPERSION; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; POINT SOURCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

GULF OF AIGUES MORTES; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 35248847908     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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