Storm surge induced flux through multiple tidal passes of Lake Pontchartrain estuary during Hurricanes Gustav and Ike

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-525

  Li, Chunyan ^a,b   Weeks, Eddie ^a   Blanchard, Brian W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hurricane Gustav; Hurricane Ike; hurricane storm surges; in situ measurements; Lake Pontchartrain; tidal passes

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HURRICANE GUSTAV 2008; HURRICANE IKE 2008; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MOORING SYSTEM; STORM SURGE; TIDAL CHANNEL; WATER COLUMN; WATER FLOW;

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951022717     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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