High-resolution simulations of a macrotidal estuary using SUNTANS

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 28, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 167-192

  Wang, B ^a   Fringer, O B ^a   Giddings, S N ^a   Fong, D A ^a  

^a Stanford University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Advection of momentum; Bottom stress; Estuarine simulation; Nonhydrostatic effect; Snohomish River; Unstructured grid

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BATHYMETRY; CHANNEL FLOW; DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SPECIFICATIONS;

ADVECTION OF MOMENTUM; BOTTOM STRESS; ESTUARINE SIMULATION; NONHYDROSTATIC EFFECT; SNOHOMISH RIVER; UNSTRUCTURED GRID;

ESTUARIES;

ADVECTION; BATHYMETRY; BOTTOM STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

NORTH AMERICA; SNOHOMISH RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 62849100801     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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