The Hydrodynamics of an Idealized Estuarine Plume along a Straight Coast: A Numerical Study

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 487-502

  Shi, John Z ^a   Lu, Li Feng ^a   Liu, Ya Nan ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

COHERENS; Dispersion; Idealized tidal estuary; Mixing; Plume

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISPERSION (WAVES); HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE POLLUTION; MIXING; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; TIDES;

COHERENS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FATE AND TRANSPORT; HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION; PERIODIC VARIATION; PLUME; POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROLS; TIDAL ESTUARY;

ESTUARIES;

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 78049310301     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-010-9219-1     Document Type: Article

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