A numerical study of storm surge in the Cape Fear River Estuary and adjacent coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 159-167

  Xia, Meng ^a   Xie, Lian ^a   Pietrafesa, Leonard J ^a   Peng, Machuan ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape fear; POM; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAB; FISH; HINDCASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; JUVENILE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NURSERY GROUND; STORM SURGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CAPE FEAR ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 51549086076     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0795.1     Document Type: Article

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