Attributing mean circulation patterns to physical phenomena in the Gulf of Finland

We studied circulation patterns in the Gulf of Finland, an estuary-like sub-basin of the Baltic Sea. According to previous observations and model results, the long-term mean circulation in the gulf is cyclonic and mainly density driven, whereas short-term circulation patterns are wind driven. We use...

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Main Authors: Antti Westerlund, Laura Tuomi, Pekka Alenius, Elina Miettunen, Roman E. Vankevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323417300623