Mixing between two canals connected by an automated bi-directional gated structure, Gold Coast, Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-66

  Zigic, S ^a,b   King, B A ^b   Lemckert, C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Asia Pacific Applied Science Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuary; Mixing; Nerang River; Stratification

Indexed keywords

CANAL; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLOW CONTROL; MIXING; STRATIFICATION; WATER EXCHANGE;

AUSTRALIA; GOLD COAST; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0036661681     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0886     Document Type: Article

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