Analytical solution for salt intrusion in the Yangtze Estuary, China

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 492-501

  Zhang, Erfeng ^a,b   Savenije, Hubert H G ^b   Wu, Hui ^a   Kong, Yazhen ^a   Zhu, Jianrong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analytical model; River discharge distribution; Salt intrusion; Yangtze Estuary

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BIFURCATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY;

CHINA; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 79751524708     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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