Gravity current structure of the Chesapeake Bay outflow plume

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C12, 2000, Pages 28847-28861

  Marmorino, G O ^a   Trump, C L ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; ESTUARINE FRONT; GRAVITY FLOW; RIVER PLUME;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034481397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000225     Document Type: Article

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