Numerical study on salinity stratification in the Pamlico River Estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-84

  Xu, Hongzhou ^a,b,c   Lin, Jing ^a,b   Wang, Dongxiao ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

estuarine circulation; Pamlico River Estuary; river discharge; salinity stratification; wind

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL MIXING; WIND FORCING;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PAMLICO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52149085665     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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