Circulation and dispersion in a cancellate coast: The rivers, bays and estuaries of central Maine

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-325

  Brooks, David A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

central Maine coast; ecosystem model; lobster larvae

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ISLAND; LARVAL TRANSPORT; LOBSTER; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER; SEA BREEZE; SPONGE; TIDE; WATER FLOW; WIND FORCING;

KENNEBEC RIVER; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349213966     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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