Effect of submerged aquatic vegetation on turbulence induced by an oscillating grid

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1019-1029

  Pujol, Dolors ^a   Colomer, Jordi ^a   Serra, Teresa ^a   Casamitjana, Xavier ^a  

^a Escola Politecnica Superior   (Spain)

Author keywords

Model canopies; Oscillating grid; Sheltering; Submerged aquatic vegetation; Turbulence; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; KINETIC ENERGY; MONOCOTYLEDON; OSCILLATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHELTER; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TRANSITION ZONE; TURBULENCE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE; WETLAND;

CLADIUM MARISCUS; MYRIOPHYLLUM VERTICILLATUM; POTAMOGETON NODOSUS; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 77953146113     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.02.014     Document Type: Review

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