Wind-driven lateral variability in a partially mixed estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 395-407

  Reynolds Fleming, Janelle V ^a   Luettich Jr , Richard A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

advection; anoxic conditions; atmospheric circulation; fish kill; Neuse River Estuary; North Carolina

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; MORTALITY; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042805469     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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