Cross-shelf structure of coastal upwelling: A two-dimensional extension of Ekman's theory and a mechanism for inner shelf upwelling shut down

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 589-616

  Estrade, Philippe ^a   Marchesiello, Patrick ^b   De Verdière, Alain Colin ^c   Roy, Claude ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c Centre Bretagne   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; EKMAN LAYER; MODELING; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; UPWELLING;

EID: 63349109505     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224008787536790     Document Type: Article

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