Effects of tidal straining on the semidiurnal cycle of dissipation in the Rhine region of freshwater influence: Comparison of model and measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Souza, Alejandro J ^a   Fisher, Neil R ^b   Simpson, John H ^c   Howarth, M John ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINE WATER; TIDES; TSUNAMIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSIPATION; KELVIN WAVE; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL MODELING; TURBULENCE; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 41649105340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004002     Document Type: Article

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