Transport and retention of a conservative tracer in an isolated creek-marsh system

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 333-345

  Blanton, J O ^a   Garrett, A J ^b   Bollinger, J S ^b   Hayes, D W ^b   Koffman, L D ^b   Amft, J ^a   Moore, T ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

conservative tracers; flushing time; intertidal area; numerical simulation; sensitivity analysis; tidal creek

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; DYE; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUSHING; GRASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CHANNEL; TRACER;

UNITED STATES;

HYMENACHNE;

EID: 77649232464     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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