Lateral circulation and sediment transport driven by axial winds in an idealized, partially mixed estuary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Shin Nan ^a,b   Sanford, Lawrence P ^b   Ralston, David K ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ESTUARIES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIND;

AXIAL WIND; BOTTOM STRESS; CHESAPEAKE BAY; DRIVING MECHANISM; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LATERAL FLOW; MODEL RESULTS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PARTIALLY MIXED ESTUARIES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; ROTATIONAL EFFECTS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SALT BALANCES; SEDIMENT FLUX; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; TRIANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; WATER COLUMNS; WIND WAVE;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ADVECTION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HALOCLINE; HYDRODYNAMICS; RESUSPENSION; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND WAVE; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949355650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC005014     Document Type: Article

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