Wind effects on the lateral structure of density-driven circulation in Chesapeake Bay

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2450-2471

  Guo, Xinyu ^a   Valle Levinson, Arnoldo ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Estuarine circulation; Transverse structure; Wind driven currents; Wind induced mixing

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EKMAN LAYER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOW FIELD; FLOW STRUCTURE; RIVER DISCHARGE; STRATIFICATION; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51249088577     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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