Using flushing rate to investigate spring-neap and spatial variations of gravitational circulation and tidal exchanges in an estuary

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1465-1476

  Shaha, D C ^a   Cho, Y K ^a   Seo, G H ^a   Kim, C S ^a   Jung, K T ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIVE FLUXES; FLUSHING RATES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STRONG STRATIFICATION; TIDAL EXCHANGE; VERTICAL MIXING;

TIDES;

ESTUARIES;

AMPLITUDE; FLUSHING; SALT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPRING WATER; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL MIXING;

SOMJIN ESTUARY; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 77955358859     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-1465-2010     Document Type: Article

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