A numerical model analysis of the tidal flows in the Bay of Algeciras, Strait of Gibraltar

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-46

  Sammartino, S ^a   Garcia Lafuente J ^a   Sanchez Garrido J C ^a   De los Santos, F J ^b   Alvarez Fanjul E ^d   Naranjo, C ^a   Bruno, M ^c   Calero, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras APBA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d Puertos del Estado   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baroclinic tide; Bay of Algeciras; MITgcm; Tidal transport

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; FLOW MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERNAL TIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

ALGECIRAS BAY; ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 84888775443     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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