Numerical modeling of three-dimensional stratified tidal flow over Camarinal Sill, Strait of Gibraltar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Snchez Garrido, J C ^a   Sannino, G ^b   Liberti, L ^c   Garcia Lafuente J ^a   Pratt, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRAULIC JUMP; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; REMOTE SENSING; TIDES;

BAROCLINIC; BAROTROPIC; BAROTROPIC TIDES; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CHANNEL WALL; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; INTERNAL HYDRAULIC; MODEL RESULTS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING IMAGES; SPATIAL DEPENDENCE; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; STRATIFIED TIDAL FLOW; SURFACE PATTERN; THREE DIMENSIONAL EFFECT; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL FORCING; WATER MIXING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; BAROTROPIC TIDE; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW MODELING; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYCNOCLINE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TIDAL CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

CAMARINAL SILL; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 84055176317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007093     Document Type: Article

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