Tidal asymmetry in an estuarine pycnocline 2. Transport

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C2, 2001, Pages 2639-2652

  Cudaback, Cynthia N ^a   Jay, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLOOD; PYCNOCLINE; TIDAL CURRENT;

EID: 0035079907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900151     Document Type: Article

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