High-frequency forcing and subtidal response of the Hudson River plume

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Hunter, Elias J ^a   Chant, Robert J ^a   Wilkin, John L ^a   Kohut, Josh ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES;

CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL CURRENTS; DIURNAL VARIABILITY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HUDSON RIVER; LAGRANGIAN TRANSPORT; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; REGIONAL OCEAN MODELING SYSTEM; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA-LAND BREEZE; SHELF CIRCULATION; SPRING SEASON; SUB-INERTIAL FREQUENCIES; SUMMER MONTHS; SURFACE CURRENT; TIDAL MIXING; TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY;

RIVERS;

COASTAL CURRENT; DIURNAL VARIATION; EPISODIC EVENT; ESTUARINE FRONT; FROUDE NUMBER; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; KINETIC ENERGY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; MOORING SYSTEM; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; ROSSBY NUMBER; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HUDSON RIVER; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955192651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005620     Document Type: Article

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