A model study of tide- and wind-induced mixing in the Columbia River Estuary and plume

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 278-291

  MacCready, Parker ^a   Banas, Neil S ^a   Hickey, Barbara M ^a   Dever, Edward P ^b   Liu, Yonggang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbia River; Energy budget; Estuarine dynamics; Mathematical models; Oregon; River plumes; USA; Washington

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSIPATION; ENERGY BUDGET; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; TIDAL CURRENT; WATER MASS; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

COLUMBIA ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57749118051     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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