Revisiting upper Gulf St Vincent in South Australia: The salt balance and its implications

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-63

  De Silva Samarasinghe, J R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Circulation; Dispersion; Gulf St Vincent; Hypersalinity

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; COASTAL WATERS; SALINITY; SALT; TIDAL CURRENTS;

AUSTRALIA; GULF OF ST VINCENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031915042     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0249     Document Type: Article

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