A multi-disciplinary study of frontal systems in the Tay Estuary, Scotland

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-336

  Ferrier, G ^a   Anderson, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advective flow fronts; Axial convergent fronts; Estuary; Remote sensing; Scotland coast; Tay Estuary; Tidal intrusion fronts

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; MIXING; REMOTE SENSING; TIDAL FLOW;

ESTUARINE FRONT; REMOTE SENSING; TIDAL MIXING;

SCOTLAND; TAY ESTUARY; UK;

EID: 0031238649     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0183     Document Type: Article

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