Tidal effect on the dense water discharge, Part 1: Analytical model

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 13-14, 2009, Pages 874-883

  Ou, Hsien Wang ^a   Guan, Xiaorui ^a   Chen, Dake ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b SIO   (China)

Author keywords

Benthic layer; Dense outflow; Shear dispersion

Indexed keywords

AIR SEA FLUX; ANALYTICAL MODEL; BENTHIC LAYER; DENSE OUTFLOW; DENSE WATERS; DIAPYCNAL MIXING; EKMAN FLOW; EKMAN LAYERS; EQUATION MODELS; FRICTIONAL SHEAR; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OVERLYING WATER; ROSS SEA; SHEAR DISPERSION; SHELF BREAK; THERMAL WINDS; TIDAL EFFECTS; VERTICAL MIXING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; MIXING; STREAM FLOW; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIDES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; DENSITY; DISCHARGE; EKMAN LAYER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SHELF BREAK; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER FLOW;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 67349122644     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.10.031     Document Type: Article

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