Numerical determination of residence time and age in a partially mixed estuary using three-dimensional hydrodynamic model

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1068-1088

  Liu, Wen Cheng ^a   Chen, Wei Bo ^b   Kuo, Jan Tai ^c   Wu, Chin ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Danshuei River estuary; Freshwater discharge; Residence time; Salinity; SELFE; Three dimensional hydrodynamic model

Indexed keywords

AGE; CIRCULATION; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED MATTER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; SALINITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; DANSHUEI ESTUARY; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 42049092140     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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