Tides, sea-level rise and tidal power extraction on the European shelf

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1153-1167

  Ward, Sophie L ^a   Green, J A Mattias ^a   Pelling, Holly E ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European shelf; Sea level rise; Tidal model; Tidal power; Tides

Indexed keywords

BED SHEAR STRESSS; ENERGY EXTRACTION; EUROPEAN SHELF; FAR-FIELD; IRISH SEA; POWER EXTRACTION; SEA LEVEL RISE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SPATIAL EXTENT; TIDAL DISSIPATION; TIDAL DYNAMICS; TIDAL MODELS;

DYNAMICS; SEA LEVEL; TIDAL POWER; TIDES;

TIDAL POWER PLANTS;

AMPLITUDE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENERGY USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL POWER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE; IRISH SEA;

EID: 84865696766     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-012-0552-6     Document Type: Article

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