Turbulent mixing in a strongly forced salt wedge estuary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Ralston, David K ^a   Geyer, W Rockwell ^a   Lerczak, James A ^b   Scully, Malcolm ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; ESTUARIES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE;

BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; BOUNDARY LAYER TURBULENCE; BULK MIXING; BUOYANCY FLUXES; FLOOD TIDE; HORIZONTAL GRID; LOWER RESOLUTION; MERRIMACK RIVER; MIXING EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL MODELS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SALINITY WATER; SHEAR LAYER; SHEAR MIXING; SHEAR PRODUCTION; TIDAL FORCING; TURBULENCE CLOSURES; TURBULENT MIXING; TURBULENT STRESS; WATER COLUMNS;

MIXING;

BATHYMETRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; BUOYANCY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYCNOCLINE; RESOLUTION; SALINITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT MIXING; VELOCITY; WATER COLUMN;

MERRIMACK RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650293646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC006061     Document Type: Article

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