Numerical Modelling of Tidal Circulation and Sediment Transport in The Gulf Of Khambhat and Narmada Estuary, West Coast of India

Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-302

  Sinha, P C ^a   Jena, G K ^b   Jain, Indu ^b   Rao, A D ^b   Husain, Mohd Lokman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Gulf of khambhat; M2 constituent; Narmada estuary; Numerical model; Suspended sediment; Tidal circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952025296     PISSN: 01287680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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