Influence of bottom stress on the two-layer flow induced by gravity currents in estuaries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 811-825

  Zhou, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom stress; Estuaries; Gravity current; U.S.A. east coast

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM STRESS; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; GRAVITY CURRENT; TIDAL CURRENT;

EID: 0032102183     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0306     Document Type: Article

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