A simplified energy and mixing budget for a small river plume discharge

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Pritchard, Mark ^a   Huntley, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); IMAGING TECHNIQUES; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; TIDES; WIND;

MIXING; OCEANIC FRONT; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER PLUME;

ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646492459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002984     Document Type: Article

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