Penetration of buoyant coastal discharge onto the continental shelf: A numerical model experiment

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1892-1909

  Garvine, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOW MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHELF DYNAMICS;

EID: 0033370409     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1892:pobcdo>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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