Plume dispersion in a stratified, near-coastal flow: Measurements and modeling

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 637-663

  Stacey, Mark T ^a   Cowen, Edwin A ^b   Powell, Thomas M ^c   Dobbins, Elizabeth ^c   Monismith, Stephen G ^d   Koseff, Jeffrey R ^d  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DISPERSION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW MODELING; PLUME;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; DISPERSION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW MODELING; PLUME;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0343674740     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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