Geometry-induced residual eddies in estuaries with curved channels: Observations and modeling studies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Li, Chunyan ^a   Chen, Changsheng ^b   Guadagnoli, Dominic ^c   Georgiou, Ioannis Y ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c Coastal Resources Division Department of Natural Resources ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ESTUARIES; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES; VORTICITY;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ADVECTION; EDDY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GEOMETRY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CURRENT; VORTICITY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 42049116524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004031     Document Type: Article

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