Seasonal variability and estuary-shelf interactions in circulation dynamics of a river-dominated estuary

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-288

  Chawla, Arun ^a   Jay, David A ^b   Baptista, António M ^a   Wilkin, Michael ^a   Seaton, Charles ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Portland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroclinic circulation; Circulation dynamics; Mixing processes; River dominated estuary; Salt transport; Seasonal variability; Tidal dynamics; Wavelet transforms

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BAROCLINIC MOTION; INFLOW; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OUTFLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIDAL MODELING; VERTICAL MIXING; WAVELET;

COLUMBIA ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449137822     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-007-9022-7     Document Type: Article

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