Separating baroclinic flow from tidally induced flow in estuaries

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C5, 1998, Pages 10405-10417

  Li, Chunyan ^a   Valle Levinson, Arnoldo ^a   Wong, Kuo Chuin ^b   Lwiza, Kamazima M M ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; ESTUARIES; FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE;

JAMES RIVER; USA; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0006907121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc00582     Document Type: Article

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