Wind-forced seiche events on Great Slave Lake: Hydrologic implications for the Slave River Delta, NWT, Canada

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 4051-4072

  Gardner, J T ^a,c   English, M C ^a   Prowse, Terry D ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great Slave Lake; Hydrology; Seiche; Slave River Delta

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKES; RIVERS; WATER LEVELS; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

RADIAL DISTRIBUTARY PATTERN; SEICHE; WIND-FORCED;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; RIVERS; WATER LEVELS; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; SEICHE; WATER LEVEL; WIND FORCING;

CANADA; GREAT SLAVE LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 33845765334     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6419     Document Type: Article

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