Modeling sediment transport patterns during an upwelling event

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Huhn, K ^a   Paul, A ^a   Seyferth, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; EROSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; ERONGO; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WALVIS BAY;

EID: 37349024966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003107     Document Type: Article

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