Hydrodynamics in a gravel beach and its impact on the Exxon Valdez oil

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Guo, Qiaona ^a,b,c   Li, Hailong ^a   Boufadel, Michel C ^b   Sharifi, Youness ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Temple University   (United States)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVEL; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; TIDES;

FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FRESHWATER DISCHARGE; GRAVEL BEACHES; INTERTIDAL ZONES; LOW PERMEABILITY; MODEL CALIBRATION; PERMEABLE SURFACE; PORE WATERS; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; SURFACE LAYERS; TIDAL RANGES; TIME-SCALES; TWO LAYERS; WATER TABLES;

BEACHES;

BEACH; DISCHARGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; PERMEABILITY; SALINITY; STORAGE VESSEL; TIDAL RANGE; TIMESCALE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER TABLE;

EID: 79251590745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006169     Document Type: Article

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