Mixing and evaporation processes in an inverse estuary inferred from δ2H and δ18O

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 835-846

  Corlis, Nicholas J ^a,c   Veeh, H Herbert ^a   Dighton, John C ^b   Herczeg, Andrew L ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Inverse estuary; South Australia; Spencer Gulf; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; EVAPORATION; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESIDENCE TIME; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SPENCER GULF;

EID: 0037598688     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(03)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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