Spatial and temporal variability of turbulent mixing in an estuary

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 805-845

  Peters, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; TURBULENT MIXING;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033497281     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224099321514060     Document Type: Article

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