3D hydrodynamic characterisation of a meso-tidal harbour: The case of Bilbao (northern Spain)

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 907-918

  Grifoll, Manel ^a,b   Fontán, Almudena ^a   Ferrer, Luis ^a   Mader, Julien ^a   González, Manuel ^a   Espino, Manuel ^b  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bilbao harbour; Hydrodynamic modelling; Meso tidal harbour; Residual currents; Topographic eddies

Indexed keywords

BILBAO HARBOUR; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELLING; MESO-TIDAL HARBOUR; RESIDUAL CURRENTS; TOPOGRAPHIC EDDIES;

HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EDDY; HARBOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT;

BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO; EURASIA; EUROPE; NERVION ESTUARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VIZCAYA;

EID: 67651100635     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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