Elucidating the dynamics and mixing agents of a shallow fjord through age tracer modelling

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 641-654

  Gustafsson, Karin E ^a   Bendtsen, Jørgen ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

age tracer; boundary layers; estuarine dynamics; mixing processes; modelling; tracers; vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FJORD; FRESHWATER; MODELING; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHALLOW WATER; TRACER; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 34547728221     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.023     Document Type: Article

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