Seasonal circulation assessments of the Northern Arabian/Persian Gulf

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 270-290

  Alosairi, Y ^a   Pokavanich, T ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Inverse estuary; Kuwait Coastal Jet; Numerical modelling; Residual currents; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; STREAM FLOW;

ARABIAN/PERSIAN GULF; BAROCLINIC EFFECTS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; ECONOMIC EXPANSION; INVERSE ESTUARY; METEOROLOGICAL FORCING; RESIDUAL CURRENT; UPWELLING;

SURFACE WATERS;

INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; RIVER; SEASON; WATER FLOW; WIND;

INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WIND;

EID: 85009725282     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.065     Document Type: Article

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