A numerical model study of barotropic subtidal water exchange between estuary and subestuaries (tributaries) in the Chesapeake Bay during northeaster events

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 170-189

  Gong, Wenping ^a   Shen, Jian ^a   Cho, Kyoung Ho ^a   Wang, Harry V ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; ELCIRC; Exchange between estuary and subestuaries; Local and remote wind effect; Northeaster; Subtidal

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEWATERING; ESTUARIES; FLOODS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; THEOREM PROVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER LEVELS; WETTING; WIND STRESS;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; ELCIRC; EXCHANGE BETWEEN ESTUARY AND SUBESTUARIES; LOCAL AND REMOTE WIND EFFECT; NORTHEASTER; SUBTIDAL;

WIND EFFECTS;

BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; BOUNDARY CONDITION; ESTUARY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STORM SURGE; WATER LEVEL; WIND DIRECTION; WIND STRESS;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57749121923     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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