Spatial scales and evolution of stormwater plumes in Santa Monica Bay

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 103-125

  Washburn, Libe ^a   McClure, Kurt A ^a   Jones, Burton H ^b   Bay, Steven M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Los Angeles; Mixing and dispersion; Salinity; Southern California Bight; Stormwater runoff; Turbidity; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DEFORMATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; TOXIC MATERIALS; VIRUSES; WATERSHEDS;

STORMWATER PLUMES;

STORMS;

FRESH WATER; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

DISPERSION; FRESHWATER INPUT; MIXING; PLUME; STORMWATER; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; EVOLUTION; PLUME; SALINITY; SEASHORE; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA MONICA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037410934     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00327-6     Document Type: Article

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