The current dynamics inside the Strait of Bonifacio: Impact of the wind effect in a little coastal strait

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Gerigny, O ^a   Di Martino, B ^a   Romano, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Current data; Moored ADCP; Shipboard ADCP; Strait of Bonifacio; Wind

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COASTAL ZONE; CRUISE REPORT; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

CORSE; EUROPE; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF BONIFACIO;

EID: 78650571312     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.11.005     Document Type: Review

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