Utilizing spectral analysis of coastal discharge computed by a numerical model to determine boundary influence

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1418-1429

  Swain, Eric D ^a   Langevin, Christian D ^a   Wang, John D ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourier transform; Frequency domain; Gauge error; Model boundary; Tidal forcing

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOURIER TRANSFORM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849124092     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0848.1     Document Type: Article

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