Characteristics of Tides in the Bay of Bengal

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 377-407

  Sindhu, B ^a,b   Unnikrishnan, A S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b COWI Gulf A/S ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

amphidromic point; Bay of Bengal; co tidal charts; diurnal tides; Semi diurnal tides

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; BATHYMETRY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; TIDAL CONSTITUENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ANDAMAN SEA; ANDHRA PRADESH; BAY OF BENGAL; CHENNAI; GULF OF MARTABAN; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; ODISHA; PARADIP; STRAIT OF MALACCA; TAMIL NADU; VISAKHAPATNAM;

EID: 84883827307     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2013.781088     Document Type: Article

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