An examination of seasonal mean circulation and salinity distributions in the Pearl River Estuary of China using a nested-grid coastal ocean circulation model

Proceedings of the International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling

Volumn 388, Issue , 2010, Pages 108-127

  Sheng, Jinyu ^a   Tang, Liqun ^b   Ji, Xiaomei ^a,c   Liu, Dabin ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Estuaries; Rivers and streams; Salinity; Water circulation

Indexed keywords

BOHAI SEA; BUOYANCY FORCING; CHINA; COASTAL OCEAN; COASTAL WATERS; DOWN-SCALING; DRY SEASONS; GUANGDONG PROVINCE; METEOROLOGICAL FORCING; MODEL RESULTS; MODELING SYSTEMS; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER ESTUARY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SALINITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SEASONAL MEAN; SHELF WATERS; SOUTH CHINA; SOUTH CHINA SEA; THREE-LEVEL; TIDAL FORCING; WATER CIRCULATION; WET SEASON; WIND FORCING;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEMS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TIDES;

ESTUARIES;

EID: 78951496023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41121(388)7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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