Open AccessWind-Forced Downwelling Slope Currents: A Numerical Study
Author(s) -
John Middleton,
Mauro Cirano
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of physical oceanography
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.706
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1520-0485
pISSN - 0022-3670
DOI - 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1723:wfdsca>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - geology , downwelling , wind stress , bathymetry , ekman transport , pressure gradient , ekman layer , submarine pipeline , drag , thermal wind , stratification (seeds) , continental shelf , oceanography , boundary layer , mechanics , geophysics , wind shear , wind speed , physics , upwelling , seed dormancy , germination , botany , dormancy , biology