The spring runoff event, thermal bar formation, and cross margin transport in Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 64-81

  Auer, Martin T ^a   Gatzke, Thomas L ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Lake Superior; Spring runoff event; Thermal bar; Total suspended solids load

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SHORES; THERMAL BARS; WAVE ACTIONS;

LAKES;

RUNOFF;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15544366331     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70378-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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