Three-dimensional residual tidal circulation in an elongated, rotating basin

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1278-1295

  Winant, Clinton D ^a  

^a INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL MOMENTUMS; CONSTANT DENSITY MODELS; CORIOLIS ACCELERATIONS; DOWN-WELLING; FLUID PARCELS; INITIAL POSITIONS; LAGRANGIAN; LOOKING TOWARD; MEAN VELOCITIES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; RESIDUAL FLOWS; RETURN FLOWS; SMALL AMPLITUDES; TIDAL CIRCULATIONS;

ATMOSPHERICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ROTATION;

AMPLITUDE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; RESIDUAL FLOW; ROTATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TIDAL CYCLE; UPWELLING;

EID: 58349111232     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3819.1     Document Type: Article

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