Physical and dynamical oceanography of Liverpool Bay

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1421-1439

  Polton, Jeffrey A ^a   Palmer, Matthew Robert ^a   Howarth, Michael John ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatology; Coastal dynamics; Coastal oceanography; Liverpool Bay; Model validation; Plume dynamics; ROFI; Shelf sea

Indexed keywords

COASTAL DYNAMICS; COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY; LIVERPOOL BAY; MODEL VALIDATION; PLUME DYNAMICS; ROFI; SHELF SEA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BUOYANCY; CLIMATOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SURVEYS;

DYNAMICS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BAY; BOTTOM WATER; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; FRESHWATER INPUT; MODEL VALIDATION; MOORING SYSTEM; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OBSERVATORY; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY; SHELF SEA; STRATIFICATION; SURFACE WATER; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL INLET; TIDAL MODELING;

ENGLAND; LIVERPOOL BAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 81255171647     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-011-0431-6     Document Type: Article

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