Dynamics of the semi-diurnal and quarter-diurnal internal tides in the Bay of Biscay. Part 1: Barotropic tides

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1294-1315

  Pairaud, I L ^a   Lyard, F ^b   Auclair, F ^a   Letellier, T ^b   Marsaleix, P ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

Barotropic tides; Bay of Biscay; Energy budget; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC TIDE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENERGY BUDGET; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 44449167674     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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