Tidal asymmetry and residual circulation over linear sandbanks and their implication on sediment transport: A process-oriented numerical study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Sanay, Rosario ^a   Voulgaris, George ^a   Warner, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BATHYMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; OCEAN CURRENTS; PARAMETERIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES;

NUMERICAL MODEL; RESIDUAL FLOW; SANDBANK; SANDBAR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 38949194212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004101     Document Type: Article

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