Numerical experiments on the long-term morphodynamics of the Colorado River Delta

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-29

  Montaño, Yovani ^a   Carbajal, Noel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colorado River Delta; Morphodynamics; Numerical experiments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES;

COLORADO RIVER DELTA; MORPHODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES;

BATHYMETRY; BEDLOAD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MORPHODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL CURRENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

COLORADO DELTA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 40149099492     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-007-0129-y     Document Type: Article

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