Residual circulation in the Ría de Muros (NW Spain): A 3D numerical model study

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 116-130

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; Hydrodynamics; Numerical models; Residual circulation; R a de Muros; R as Baixas

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUXES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RIVERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WATER LEVELS;

3D NUMERICAL MODELS; BAROCLINIC; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; COASTAL EMBAYMENTS; CURRENT VELOCITIES; DIFFERENCE MODELS; DOWNWELLING; DRIVING FORCES; ESTUARINE CIRCULATIONS; FRESHWATER INFLOWS; IN-SITU; MODEL VALIDATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; NW SPAIN; OPEN BOUNDARIES; RESIDUAL CIRCULATION; RESIDUAL FLOWS; RIVER DISCHARGES; RIVER INFLOWS; RIVER RUNOFFS; TIME SERIES; UP-WELLING; WIND CHARACTERISTICS; WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTIONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; COASTAL CIRCULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVEL;

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

EID: 57949104259     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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