Tidal currents in the western Svalbard Fjords

The paper is focusing on the tides and on the strong tidal current generated in the western fjords of Svalbard. Numerical model is chosen as a tool to study the barotropic tides. Model results are compared against measured sea level and drifters. Numerical modeling and observation of tides point tha...

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Main Authors: Zygmunt Kowalik, Aleksey Marchenko, Dmitry Brazhnikov, Nataly Marchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323415000883