Modelling circulation and vertical mixing in estuaries

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-76

  Liu, W C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydraulics hydrodynamics; Maritime engineering; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TIDES; TURBULENCE;

HYDRAULICS & HYDRODYNAMICS; MARITIME ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; VERTICAL TURBULENT VISCOSITY;

ESTUARIES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ESTUARIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TIDES; TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CIRCULATION MODELING; ESTUARY; GEOMETRY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; SALINITY; TRIBUTARY; TURBULENCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE; VISCOSITY;

ASIA; DANSHUEI RIVER; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33745781276     PISSN: 17417597     EISSN: 17517737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/maen.2006.159.2.67     Document Type: Article

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