Modelling and observations of tidal wave propagation, circulation and residence times in Puttalam Lagoon, Sri Lanka

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 697-708

  Wijeratne, E M S ^a   Rydberg, L ^b  

^a NARA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Puttalam Lagoon; residence time; Sri Lanka; tidal model; water exchange

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESIDENCE TIME; TIDAL MODELING; WATER EXCHANGE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; PUTTALAM LAGOON; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 34547807718     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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