The influence of wind-driven currents on the circulation and bay dynamics of a semi-enclosed reefal bay, Wreck Bay, Jamaica

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 535-544

  Maxam, Ava M ^a   Webber, Dale F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Bay dynamics; channel flow; Jamaica; wind driven currents; Wreck Bay

Indexed keywords

BAY; CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OVER SURFACE; FRINGING REEF; HYDRODYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIDE; WIND VELOCITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

JAMAICA;

EID: 77951258540     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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