Circulation and mixing characteristics of a seasonally open tidal inlet: A field study

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-290

  Ranasinghe, Roshanka ^a,b   Pattiaratchi, Charitha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; MIXING; SEASONALITY; TIDAL INLET;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WILSON INLET;

EID: 0033024821     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98037     Document Type: Article

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