Title :
Processes controlling circulation on the shelf and shelf edge region off the north-east coast of Spain: a modelling study
Author :
Xing, Jiuxing ; Davies, Alan M.
Author_Institution :
Proudman Oceanogr. Lab., UK
fDate :
28 Sep-1 Oct 1998
Abstract :
A three-dimensional baroclinic primitive equation model of the Balearic Sea is developed and used to study processes controlling circulation on the shelf and shelf edge region off the north-east coast of Spain. The main components of the circulation, namely, a slope current, a fresh water plume from the Ebro river and an idealized mestral wind-driven flow are investigated using numerical model calculations
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; Balearic Sea; Ebro river; Mediterranean Sea; Spain; air sea interaction; atmospheric forcing; baroclinic primitive equation model; calculation; circulation; coast; continental shelf; fresh water plume; mestral wind-driven flow; model; numerical model; ocean; salinity; shelf edge region; slope current; three-dimensional model; Biological system modeling; Equations; Fans; Frequency; Laboratories; Numerical models; Ocean temperature; Process control; Rivers; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5045-6
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1998.725647
