Hydraulics and mixing in the Hudson River estuary: A numerical model study of tidal variations during neap tide conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Stenström, Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estuarine circulation; Numerical modeling; Salt flux; Stratification; Tide; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; HALOCLINE; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIDAL CYCLE; TURBULENCE;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042717905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001954     Document Type: Article

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