Turbulence in an estuarine embayment: Observations from Beatrix Bay, New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Stevens, Craig L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic boundary layers; Estuarine processes; Internal waves; Microstructure; Nearshore processes; Turbulent diffusion processes

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ESTUARY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; TURBULENT MIXING; WATER COLUMN;

BEATRIX BAY; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0038346846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001221     Document Type: Article

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