Near-bottom turbulence measurements in a partially mixed estuary: Turbulent energy balance, velocity structure, and along-channel momentum balance

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3056-3072

  Trowbridge, John H ^a   Geyer, W R ^a   Bowen, M M ^a   Williams III, A J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; TURBULENCE;

ENERGY BALANCE; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; MOMENTUM; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033512456     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<3056:NBTMIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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