Observed tidal currents outside Block Island Sound: Offshore decay and effects of estuarine outflow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Codiga, Daniel L ^a   Rear, Laura V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine outflow; Stratification; Tidal current

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; OUTFLOW; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CURRENT;

LONG ISLAND SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4744356763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001804     Document Type: Article

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