Impact of variable inflow on the dynamics of a coastal buoyant plume

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C9, 2001, Pages 19809-19824

  Yankovsky, Alexander E ^a,d   Hickey, Barbara M ^b   Münchow, Andreas K ^c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FORCING; COASTAL WATER; INFLOW; PLUME;

EID: 0034770511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000792     Document Type: Article

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