Modeling influence of stratification on lateral circulation in a stratified estuary

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2324-2337

  Cheng, Peng ^a   Wilson, Robert E ^a   Chant, Robert J ^b   Fugate, David C ^c   Flood, Roger D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC PRESSURE; CELL STRUCTURE; DENSITY GRADIENTS; DIFFERENTIAL DIFFUSION; DRIVING FORCES; EBB TIDES; FLOOD TIDE; LATERAL ASYMMETRY; MODELING STUDIES; STRONG STRATIFICATION; SURFACE CURRENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL STRAINING; UPPER LAYER; VERTICAL DIFFUSION; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMNS;

MIXING;

TIDES;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; CIRCULATION MODELING; ESTUARY; HALOCLINE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THALWEG; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMN;

NEW JERSEY; PASSAIC RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949093670     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4157.1     Document Type: Article

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