Interfacial mixing in a highly stratified estuary 1. Characteristics of mixing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Kay, David J ^a   Jay, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Estuary; Mixing efficiency; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT MIXING;

COLUMBIA ESTUARY; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0142060735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000252     Document Type: Article

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