Estimating the mean ocean-bay exchange rate of the Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Austin, Jay A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake; Estuarine exchange; Hydrography; Long term observations

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FRESHWATER INPUT; SALINITY; WATER EXCHANGE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037113450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001246     Document Type: Article

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