Residual and tidal circulation revealed by VHF radar surface current measurements in the southern Channel Isles region (English Channel)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-192

  Sentchev, Alexei ^a   Forget, Philippe ^b   Barbin, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Channel Isles region; residual current; tidal current; VHF radar

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; EDDY; FLOOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADAR; TIDAL CYCLE;

CHANNEL ISLANDS [UNITED KINGDOM]; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61549130931     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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