Estuarine-ocean exchange in a North Pacific estuary: Comparison of steady state and dynamic models

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Frick, Walter E ^a   Khangaonkar, Tarang ^b   Sigleo, Anne C ^a   Yang, Zhaoqing ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Models; Nearshore currents; Oregon; Pacific Ocean; Plumes; Steady state; Tidal currents

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DATA SET; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT BUDGET; OCEAN; PLUME; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TIDAL CURRENT; TURBULENT FLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES; YAQUINA BAY;

EID: 34250773458     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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