SST observations of upwelling induced by tidal straining in the Rhine ROFI

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 263-277

  de Boer, Gerben J ^a   Pietrzak, Julie D ^a   Winterwerp, Johan C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coastal upwelling; Numerical model; Rhine river plume; SST remote sensing imagery; Tidal currents; Tidal straining

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; BOTTOM CURRENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER PLUME; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL POWER; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 57749120576     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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