Baroclinic modelling and analysis of tide- and wind-induced circulation in the Ría de Muros (NW Spain)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 475-484

  Iglesias, G ^a   Carballo, R ^a   Castro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circulation; Finite difference method; Hydrodynamics; Mathematical models; R a de Muros; R as Baixas

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DEWATERING; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODAL ANALYSIS; RIVERS; THEOREM PROVING; VELOCITY;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS; BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINIC MODELS; CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; COASTAL EMBAYMENTS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; CURRENT VELOCITIES; FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOODING; IN-SITU; MAIN DRIVINGS; MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NW SPAIN; RIVER DISCHARGES; RIVER INFLOWS; TIME USING; TIME-SCALE; VELOCITY COMPONENTS; WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTIONS; WINTER CONDITIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BAROCLINIC MOTION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CURRENT DIRECTION; CURRENT VELOCITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIDE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; RIA DE MUROS; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 54049150013     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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