A model study of tidal and residual flow in Delaware Bay and River

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C6, 1997, Pages 12689-12704

  Walters, Roy A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAY; MODEL; TIDAL FLOW;

3-D FLOW MODEL; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ESTUARY HYDRODYNAMICS; RESIDUAL FLOW; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL FLOW;

USA, DELAWARE, DELAWARE BAY; USA, DELAWARE, DELAWARE RIVER;

EID: 0030667322     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00612     Document Type: Article

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