Use of a date-specific method to examine variability in the flushing times of Georgia estuaries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 469-482

  Alber, M ^a   Sheldon, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Flushing time; Georgia coast; River discharges; U.S.A. east coast

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLUSHING; METHODOLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032749178     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0515     Document Type: Article

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