Investigation of turbidity maximum in a Mesotidal Estuary, Taiwan

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 901-914

  Hsu, Ming Hsi ^a   Wu, Chi Ray ^a   Liu, Wen Cheng ^b   Kuo, Albert Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Danshuei River estuary; Hydrographic modeling; Salinity; Slackwater survey; Suspended sediment; Taiwan; Temperature; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY;

HYDROGRAPHIC MODELING; SALINITY; SLACKWATER SURVEY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

RIVERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ESTUARY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LOW FLOW; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY CURRENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

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

EID: 33845327485     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb04503.x     Document Type: Review

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