Hydromechanical boundary layers over a coral reef

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-28

  Shashar, N ^a   Kinane, S ^b   Jokiel, P L ^c   Patterson, M R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Coral; Reefs; Water flow

Indexed keywords

SALSALATE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CORAL REEF; CORAL REEFS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROMECHANICAL;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL; UNITED STATES;

PACIFIC, HAWAII, OAHU, KANEOHE BAY; USA, HAWAII, OAHU, KANEOHE BAY;

EID: 0030176967     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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