Tidal and wind-induced circulation within the Southeastern limit of the Bay of Biscay: Pasaia Bay, Basque Coast

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 998-1007

  Fontán, Almudena ^a   González, Manuel ^a   Wells, Neil ^b   Collins, Michael ^a,b   Mader, Julien ^a   Ferrer, Luis ^a   Esnaola, Ganix ^a   Uriarte, Adolfo ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basque coast; Bay of biscay; Land sea breezes; Synoptic variability; Wind induced currents

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TIDAL CURRENT; WATER COLUMN; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE COUNTRY; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 64049093495     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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