Flow convergence and stability at a tidal estuarine front: Acoustic Doppler current observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C8, 1999, Pages 18257-18268

  Brubaker, John M ^a   Simpson, John H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ESTUARINE FRONT; FLOW FIELD;

JAMES ESTUARY; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 16444366860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900117     Document Type: Article

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