Estuarine Dispersion from Tidal Trapping: A New Analytical Framework

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-59

  MacVean, Lissa J ^a   Stacey, Mark T ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Breached salt ponds; Estuarine dispersion; Salt flux; Tidal trapping

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SOLUTE; TIDAL CYCLE; VOLUME;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650681953     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9298-x     Document Type: Article

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