Modelling the impact of wind stress and river discharge on Danshuei River plume

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1255-1280

  Liu, Wen Cheng ^a   Chen, Wei Bo ^b   Cheng, Ralph T ^c   Hsu, Ming Hsi ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Danshuei River estuarine system and coastal sea; Freshwater discharge; River plume; Taiwan; Three dimensional model; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVER POLLUTION; TIDES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND STRESS;

BAROCLINIC FLOW; BAROTROPIC FLOW; BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CIRCULATION; RIVER PLUME;

RIVERS;

BUOYANCY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; TIDES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND STRESS;

EID: 40649117189     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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