Mechanisms driving the time-dependent salt flux in a partially stratified estuary

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2296-2311

  Lerczak, James A ^a   Geyer, W Rockwell ^a   Chant, Robert J ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALT WATER INTRUSION; TIDES;

LONGITUDINAL DISPERSION RATE; OSCILLATORY SHEAR DISPERSION; SALT FLUX;

ESTUARIES;

ESTUARY; HALOCLINE; MOORING SYSTEM; OUTFLOW; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SALINITY; STRATIFIED FLOW; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846211487     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2959.1     Document Type: Article

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