Investigation of three-dimensional circulation and hydrography over the Pearl River Estuary of China using a nested-grid coastal circulation model

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 899-919

  Tang, Liqun ^a   Sheng, Jinyu ^b   Ji, Xiaomei ^b,c   Cao, Wenhong ^a   Liu, Dabin ^a  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buoyancy forcing; Estuarine circulation; Meteorological forcing; Nested grid model; Pearl River Estuary; Tides

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FORCING; ESTUARINE CIRCULATION; GRID MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL FORCING; PEARL RIVER ESTUARY;

BUOYANCY; COASTAL ZONES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ESTUARIES; GEMS; HYDROLOGY; NAVIGATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; RIVERS; TIDES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BUOYANCY FORCING; CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL WATER; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HYDROGRAPHY; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

EID: 71249118294     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-009-0218-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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