Numerical modeling of Tagus estuary tidal dynamics

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 1495-1499

  Dias, J M ^a   Valentim, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Harmonic analysis; Tidal ellipses; Tidal propagation

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; COASTAL ZONE; CONVERGENCE; DIVERGENCE; ELLIPSE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIDAL CURRENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 84857387463     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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