Quantitative relationship of runoff and tide to saltwater spilling over from the North Branch in the Changjiang Estuary: A numerical study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 125-132

  Wu, Hui ^a   Zhu, Jianrong ^a   Chen, Bingrui ^a   Chen, Yizhong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang Estuary; quantitative relationship; runoff; saltwater spilling over; tidal range

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SALT WATER; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL RANGE; WATER MASS;

ASIA; CHINA; DATONG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU; QINGLONG; SHANXI; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 33745920760     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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