Analytical description of tidal dynamics in convergent estuaries

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Savenije, Hubert H G ^a,b   Toffolon, Marco ^c   Haas, Jennifer ^a   Veling, Ed J M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ESTUARIES; FLOW VELOCITY; SALT WATER INTRUSION; TIDES; WATER WAVES;

AMPLIFICATION; CONVERGENCE; DAMPING; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SALINE INTRUSION; TIDAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MEKONG RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

EID: 57549089820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004408     Document Type: Article

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