A simple theory for the fate of buoyant coastal discharges

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1386-1401

  Yankovsky, Alexander E ^a   Chapman, David C ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COAST; DISCHARGE RATE; MODELING;

BUOYANCY; FATE; FLOW MODELLING; PLUMES; SHELF DYNAMICS;

EID: 0031413592     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1386:ASTFTF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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