The evolution time scale of macro-tidal estuaries: Examples from the Pacific Rim

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 544-549

  Wolanski, Eric ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolution; Macro tidal estuary; Siltation; Tidal pumping; Time scale

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; SILTATION; TIDAL CURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 30144438264     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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