The impact of freshwater discharges on the ocean circulation in the Skagerrak/northern North Sea area Part I: Model validation

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 269-285

  Røed, Lars Petter ^a   Albretsen, Jon ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hydrography; River runoff; Skagerrak; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); POTENTIAL ENERGY; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER SUPPLY;

CYCLONIC CIRCULATION; FRESHWATER SUPPLY; RIVER RUNOFF;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); OCEAN ENGINEERING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROGRAPHY; MESOSCALE EDDY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; SKAGERRAK;

EID: 35548948838     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-007-0122-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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