The influence of asymmetries in overlying stratification on near-bed turbulence and sediment suspension in a partially mixed estuary

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 208-219

  Scully, Malcolm E ^a   Friedrichs, Carl T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine processes; Sediment transport; Stratification; Tidal straining; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS; ESTUARINE PROCESS; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; PARTIALLY MIXED ESTUARIES; SEDIMENT RE SUSPENSIONS; SEDIMENT SUSPENSION; TIDAL STRAINING; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

ESTUARIES; FLOODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

EID: 34447537436     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-003-0034-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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