Detailed measurements during a transient front in a small subtropical estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 735-742

  Trevethan, Mark ^a   Chanson, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

high frequency measurements; subtropical estuary; tidal intrusion; transient front

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; FRONT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 34249040876     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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