Identification of typical scenarios for the surface Lagrangian residual circulation in the Iroise Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Muller, Hlose ^a,b,c   Blanke, Bruno ^b   Dumas, Franck ^c   Mariette, Vincent ^a  

^a Actimar   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; HF RADARS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OCEAN MODEL; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RESIDUAL CURRENT; SEA SURFACES; SURFACE CURRENT; SWITCH-ON; TIDAL CYCLE; VELOCITY FIELD; WATER DISPLACEMENT; WIND CONDITIONS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; RADAR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CYCLE; VELOCITY;

BRETAGNE; FINISTERE; FRANCE; IROISE SEA;

EID: 77955641539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005834     Document Type: Article

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