Estimation of freshwater runoff into Glacier Bay, Alaska and incorporation into a tidal circulation model

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-107

  Hill, D F ^a   Ciavola, S J ^a   Etherington, L ^b   Klaar, M J ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

circulation; fjord estuarine systems; hydrology; Richardson number; runoff; tidal models

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BAROTROPIC MOTION; DISCHARGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FJORD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RICHARDSON NUMBER; RUNOFF;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; CROSS SOUND; GLACIER BAY; ICY STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60349105215     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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