Estimation of dispersion and characteristic mixing times in Plum Island Sound estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 333-350

  Vallino, J J ^a   Hopkinson Jr , C S ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Average age; Average residence time; Average transit time; Dispersion; Massachusetts coast

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032033852     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0281     Document Type: Article

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