A dissipative point-vortex model for nearshore circulation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 589, Issue , 2007, Pages 455-478

  Terrile, E ^a   Brocchini, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WATER WAVES;

RIP CURRENT; WAVE-AVERAGED CIRCULATION MODELS;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

BATHYMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WATER WAVES;

BATHYMETRY; BREAKING WAVE; CIRCULATION MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 36749048283     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007008130     Document Type: Article

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