The effect of tides on dense water formation in Arctic shelf seas
Ocean tides are not explicitly included in many ocean general circulation models, which will therefore omit any interactions between tides and the cryosphere. We present model simulations of the wind and buoyancy driven circulation and tides of the Barents and Kara Seas, using a 25 km × 25 km 3-D oc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-03-01
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Series: | Ocean Science |
Online Access: | http://www.ocean-sci.net/7/203/2011/os-7-203-2011.pdf |