Three-dimensional modelling of estuarine turbidity maxima in a tidal estuary

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 250-265

  Burchard, Hans ^a   Bolding, Karsten ^b   Villarreal, Manuel Ruiz ^c,d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Bolding and Burchard Hydrodyn GbR ^*  (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estuarine dynamics; Numerical modelling; Stratified flow; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBIDITY; TURBULENCE;

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; NEAR-BED VELOCITY; NUMERICAL MODELLING; STRATIFIED FLOW;

ESTUARIES;

EID: 4944247449     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-003-0073-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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