Numerical study of eddy generation in the western part of the Gulf of Lion

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Hu, Z Y ^a,b   Petrenko, A A ^a   Doglioli, A M ^a   Dekeyser, I ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION; ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; COASTAL STATION; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; EKMAN TRANSPORT; FORMATION PROCESS; GENERATION PROCESS; GULF OF LION; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; STRONG STRATIFICATION; STUDY AREAS; WIND STRESS CURL;

WIND STRESS;

ANTICYCLONE; COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL ZONE; EDDY; EKMAN TRANSPORT; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STRATIFICATION; WIND PROFILE; WIND STRESS;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84855310161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007074     Document Type: Article

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