The dispersal processes within the tide-modulated Changjiang River plume, China

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1143-1155

  Lu, Li Feng ^a   Shi, John Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang River plume; Dispersion; Salinity; Tide modulated

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF WATER; RIVERS;

DISPERSAL PROCESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDRODYNAMICAL MODULE;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVERS;

EID: 37249093485     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1520     Document Type: Article

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