Dynamics of the coastal boundary layer off Perth, Western Australia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1112-1130

  Zaker, N H ^a   Imberger, J ^b   Pattiaratchi, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Currents; Heat budget; Mixing; Momentum balance; Salinity variation; Stratification

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BARRIER REEF; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL WATER; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; MIXING; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; WATER COLUMN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35348816910     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0374.1     Document Type: Article

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