Axial wind effects on stratification and longitudinal salt transport in an idealized, partially mixed estuary

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1905-1920

  Chen, Shih Nan ^a,b   Sanford, Lawrence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL WIND; BAROCLINIC PRESSURE; BAROTROPIC; CHESAPEAKE BAY; DEPTH-TO-WATER; GOVERNING PARAMETERS; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; OCEAN MODEL; PARTIALLY MIXED ESTUARIES; REGIME DIAGRAM; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SALT FLUX; SALT TRANSPORT; SHEAR DISPERSION; WATER COLUMNS; WIND EVENTS; WIND FORCING; WIND MIXING;

DISPERSIONS; ESTUARIES; FLUID DYNAMICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

WIND STRESS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SALINITY; SHELF SEA; STRATIFICATION; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349728583     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4016.1     Document Type: Article

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