Effect of variable winds on current structure and Reynolds stresses in a tidal flow: Analysis of experimental data in the eastern English Channel

Ocean Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1025-1040

  Korotenko, K A ^a,b   Sentchev, A V ^a   Schmitt, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEAFLOOR; TIDAL CURRENT; WATER COLUMN; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 84876320646     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-8-1025-2012     Document Type: Article

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