The effect of wind on the dispersal of the Hudson River plume

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1878-1897

  Choi, Byoung Ju ^a,b   Wilkin, John L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTUARIES; RIVERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

DISPERSAL TRAJECTORY; LOW-SALINITY WATER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BUOYANCY FORCING; DISPERSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER DISCHARGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HUDSON RIVER; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK BIGHT; NORTH AMERICA; RARITAN BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250724485     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3081.1     Document Type: Article

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