Convergence fronts in tidally forced rotating estuaries

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C11, 2001, Pages 27145-27162

  Handler, Robert A ^a   Mied, Richard P ^a   Evans, Thomas E ^a   Donato, Timothy F ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE FRONT; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0035215187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000637     Document Type: Article

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