The summer buoyancy dynamics of a shallow Mediterranean estuary and some effects of changing bathymetry: Tomales Bay, California

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 497-506

  Hearn, C J ^a   Largier, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Buoyancy; California coast; Estuaries; Flushing time; Historical; Models; Salinity variations

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; ESTUARY;

BUOYANCY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS;

CALIFORNIA; TOMALES BAY; USA;

EID: 0031258690     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0197     Document Type: Article

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