Residual flow in the Meghna Estuary on the coastline of Bangladesh

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 587-597

  Jakobsen, F ^a   Azam, M H ^b   Mahboob Ul Kabir, M ^b  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b Surface Water Modelling Centre   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Meghna Estuary; Residual flow; River discharge; Tides

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; RESIDUAL FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE;

BANGLADESH; MEGHNA ESTUARY;

EID: 0036806554     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0929     Document Type: Article

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