The impact of freshwater discharges on the ocean circulation in the Skagerrak/northern North Sea area. Part II: Energy analysis

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 287-304

  Albretsen, Jon ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Circulation; Energy analysis; Sensitivity; Skagerrak

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RIVERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DENSITY GRADIENT; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY DIAGNOSTIC; FRESHWATER; SKAGERRAK; SURFACE ELEVATION;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN ENGINEERING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RIVERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COASTAL CURRENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGRAPHY; KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SIMULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SKAGERRAK;

EID: 35548938216     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-007-0121-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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