Hydraulic control of a highly stratified estuarine front

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 374-387

  MacDonald, Daniel G ^a,b   Geyer, W Rockwell ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; HYDRAULIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SMOKE; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; TRANSITION FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW DIRECTION; FRASER RIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA; FROUDE NUMBER; RIVER PLUME;

SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

ESTUARY; STRATIFICATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17744392499     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-2692.1     Document Type: Article

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