Tidal energy resource complexity in a large strait: The Karori Rip, Cook Strait

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 100-109

  Stevens, C L ^a   Smith, M J ^a   Grant, B ^a   Stewart, C L ^a   Divett, T ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boundary layers; Marine energy; Stratification; Tidal mixing; Tidal stream energy; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; DISSIPATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; KINETIC ENERGY; MOORING SYSTEM; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL POWER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WATER COLUMN; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

COOK STRAIT; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84855232957     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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