Physical processes in the ROFI regime

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 3-15

  Simpson, J H ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal current; Freshwater buoyancy; Mixing; Stratification

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUOYANCY; COAST; CORIOLIS EFFECT; ESTUARY;

BUOYANCY; MIXING; MIXING PROCESSES; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUMES; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0030850508     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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