Factors affecting longitudinal dispersion in estuaries of different scale

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-207

  Lewis, Roy E ^a,b   Uncles, Reginald J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Estuary; Salt flux; Tidal range

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER TRANSPORTS; LONGITUDINAL DISPERSIONS; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENTS; REPRESENTATIVE VALUES; SALINITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SALT FLUX; STEADY-STATE MODELING; TIDAL RANGES;

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; TIDES; WATER;

ESTUARIES;

EID: 11844256460     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-003-0030-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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