Effects of bathymetry, friction, and rotation on estuary-ocean exchange

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2375-2393

  Valle Levinson, Arnoldo ^a   Reyes, Cristobal ^a   Sanay, Rosario ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; ESTUARIES; FRICTION; WATER WAVES;

ESTUARINE EXCHANGE FLOWS; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BATHYMETRY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FRICTION; ROTATING FLOW; WATER EXCHANGE;

EID: 0442313084     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<2375:EOBFAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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