Simulating periodic stratification in the San Francisco Estuary

Proceedings of the International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 155-175

  Gross, Edward S ^a   Macwilliams, Michael L ^b   Kimmerer, Wim ^c  

^a Environmental Consultant   (United States)

^b Environmental Consultant   (United States)

^c Romberg Tiburon Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

SALINITY GRADIENTS; TIDAL CURRENTS; TURBULENCE CLOSURE MODELS; TURBULENT MIXING;

ESTUARIES;

EID: 33845412239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40876(209)10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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