Modeling the pathways and mean dynamics of River plume dispersal in the New York Bight

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1167-1183

  Zhang, Weifeng G ^a   Wilkin, John L ^a   Chant, Robert J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; COASTAL OCEAN; DISPERSAL PATHWAYS; DOWN-WELLING; DYNAMIC EFFECTS; EKMAN TRANSPORT; FRESHWATER TRANSPORTS; GEOSTROPHIC BALANCE; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR; HUDSON RIVER; MOMENTUM BALANCES; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PHYSICS SIMULATION; REGIONAL OCEAN MODELING SYSTEM; RIVER PLUME; SEASONALITY; SHELF CIRCULATION; SPRING SEASON; SUMMER MONTHS; SURFACE CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHIC CONTROL; WATER INTRUSIONS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DYNAMICS; LANDFORMS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RIVER CONTROL;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOWNWELLING; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; OUTFLOW; RIVER PLUME; UPWELLING; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK BIGHT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649989037     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JPO4082.1     Document Type: Article

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