Asymmetry of Columbia River tidal plume fronts

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 442-459

  Jay, David A ^a   Pan, Jiayi ^a   Orton, Philip M ^b   Horner Devine, Alexander R ^c  

^a Portland State University   (United States)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

California current; Fronts; Internal waves; Plumes; Tidal effects; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; FRONTS; INTERNAL WAVES; PLUMES; TIDAL EFFECTS; UPWELLING;

ESTUARIES; LOCOMOTIVES; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RAILROAD CARS; VORTICITY;

FLOW OF WATER;

FROUDE NUMBER; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERNAL WAVE; MIXING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER PLUME; TURBULENT MIXING; WATER MASS; WAVE GENERATION;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 69349099258     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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