Difference equation-based estuarine flushing model application to U.S. Gulf of Mexico estuaries

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 185-195

  Lowery, Tony A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic equilibria; Estuarine volumetrics; Freshwater input; Salinity regime characterizations; Systems modeling; Tidal exchange; Tidal reflux

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY DYNAMICS; FLUSHING;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0031934570     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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