Effects of reduced Yangtze River discharge on the circulation of surrounding seas

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-132

  Lee, Hung Jen ^a   Chao, Shenn Yu ^b   Liu, Kon Kee ^c  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Satellite image; Tracer concentration; Yangtze River Plume

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; SEASONALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 3342956410     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2004.15.2.111(O)     Document Type: Article

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