Tidal current shear in a broad, shallow, river-dominated estuary

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 665-688

  Ryan, H F ^a   Noble, M A ^a   Williams, E A ^b   Schroeder, W W ^c   Pennock, J R ^c   Gelfenbaum, Guy ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; ESTUARIES/INLETS-COASTAL; TIDAL FLOWS;

CURRENT SHEAR; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ESTUARY; RIVER FLOW; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL DYNAMICS; VERTICAL SHEAR; WIND STRESS;

USA, ALABAMA, MOBILE BAY;

EID: 0031128719     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(96)00053-2     Document Type: Article

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