Boundary layer control of buoyant coastal currents and the establishment of a shelfbreak front
The bottom boundary layer exerts a powerful control over buoyant coastal currents that contact the bottom, providing a mechanism for trapping density fronts along isobaths. Recent observations suggest that this mechanism may play a role in shelbreak front dynamics.
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| Published in | Journal of physical oceanography Vol. 30; no. 11; p. 2941 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Boston
American Meteorological Society
01.11.2000
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| Summary: | The bottom boundary layer exerts a powerful control over buoyant coastal currents that contact the bottom, providing a mechanism for trapping density fronts along isobaths. Recent observations suggest that this mechanism may play a role in shelbreak front dynamics. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-3670 1520-0485 |
| DOI: | 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2941:blcobc>2.0.co;2 |