Estuarine adjustment to changes in river flow and tidal mixing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 708-726

  MacCready, Parker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; MIXING; SALINITY; TIDAL FLOW; TURBULENCE;

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; TIDAL CURRENT; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 0032744205     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0708:EATCIR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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