Flow separation and vertical motions in a tidal flow interacting with a shallow-water island

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-466

  White, Laurent ^a   Wolanski, Eric ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

finite elements; flow separation; island wake; Rattray Island; upwelling

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EDDY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ISLAND; NUMERICAL METHOD; SHALLOW WATER; TURBIDITY; UPWELLING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; RATTRAY ISLAND;

EID: 40849142139     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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