Tidal river dynamics: Implications for deltas

AJF Hoitink, DA Jay - Reviews of Geophysics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tidal rivers are a vital and little studied nexus between physical oceanography and
hydrology. It is only in the last few decades that substantial research efforts have been …

On the north Atlantic circulation

WJ Schmitz Jr, MS McCartney - Reviews of Geophysics, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
A new, speculative, and, we hope, provocative summary of the North Atlantic circulation is
described, including both horizontal currents (wind‐driven) and the primarily (thermohaline) …

Integral LOS path following for curved paths based on a monotone cubic Hermite spline parametrization

AM Lekkas, TI Fossen - IEEE Transactions on Control Systems …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses two interrelated problems concerning the planar three degree-of-
freedom motion of a vehicle, namely, the path planning problem and the guidance problem …

The geochemistry of rare earth elements in the Amazon River estuary

ER Sholkovitz - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1993 - Elsevier
The estuarine geochemistry of rare earth elements (REEs) was studied using samples
collected in the Amazon River estuary from the AmasSeds (Amazon Shelf SEDiment Study) …

[HTML][HTML] Annual cycle and variability of the North Brazil Current

WE Johns, TN Lee, RC Beardsley… - Journal of Physical …, 1998 - journals.ametsoc.org
Annual Cycle and Variability of the North Brazil Current in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
Volume 28 Issue 1 (1998) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo Logo …

Physical oceanography of the Amazon shelf

WR Geyer, RC Beardsley, SJ Lentz, J Candela… - Continental Shelf …, 1996 - Elsevier
The Amazon shelf is subject to energetic forcing from a number of different sources,
including near-resonant semi-diurnal tides, large buoyancy flux from the Amazon River …

The Siberian Coastal Current: A wind‐and buoyancy‐forced Arctic coastal current

TJ Weingartner, S Danielson, Y Sasaki… - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
We describe circulation and mixing in the Siberian Coastal Current (SCC) using fall
shipboard measurements collected between 1992 and 1995 in the western Chukchi Sea …

Caribbean Current and eddies as observed by surface drifters

PL Richardson - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2005 - Elsevier
Recent satellite-tracked surface drifter trajectories were analyzed to describe the mean
currents and eddies in the Caribbean Sea. The structure of the Caribbean Current and its …

On sampling the ocean using underwater gliders

DL Rudnick, ST Cole - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The sampling characteristics of an underwater glider are addressed through comparison
with contemporaneous measurements from a ship survey using a towed vehicle. The …

An introduction to the geological significance of sediment transport and accumulation on the Amazon continental shelf

CA Nittrouer, SA Kuehl, RW Sternberg… - Marine Geology, 1995 - Elsevier
In order to understand the formative processes and resulting stratigraphy on the Amazon
shelf and adjacent shoreline of Amapa, geological investigations were undertaken as part of …