Interfacial solitary wave run-up in the St. Lawrence Estuary

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1001-1015

  Bourgault, Daniel ^a   Kelley, Daniel E ^b   Galbraith, Peter S ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; SOLITARY WAVE; WAVE RUNUP;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

EID: 32044469815     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224005775247599     Document Type: Article

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