Variability of river plumes off Northwest Iberia in response to wind events

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 238-255

  Otero, P ^a   Ruiz Villarreal, M ^a   Peliz, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Buoyancy driven circulation; Coastal processes; Eastern boundary currents; Numerical modeling; Poleward slope current; River plume

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CIRCULATION; COASTAL PROCESSES; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; NUMERICAL MODELING; POLEWARD SLOPE CURRENT; RIVER PLUMES;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

AUTUMN; BUOYANCY FORCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; EKMAN TRANSPORT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FORCING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 43449122188     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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