Tidal hydrodynamics of a Micro-tidal, wave dominated flood-tide delta: Port Stephens, Australia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 693-697

  Austin, T P ^a   Short, A D ^a   Hughes, M G ^a   Vila Concejo, A ^a   Ranasinghe, R ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ADCP; Tidal asymmetry; Tidal harmonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954758994     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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