Turbulent mixing in a small estuary: Detailed measurements

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-200

  Trevethan, Mark ^a   Chanson, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

acoustic Doppler velocimetry; field measurements; small subtropical estuary; turbulence; turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; TIDAL CYCLE; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT MIXING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 57749204122     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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