Field and modelling investigations of fresh-water plume behaviour in response to infrequent high-precipitation events, Sydney Estuary, Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-402

  Lee, Serena B ^a   Birch, Gavin F ^a   Lemckert, Charles J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuary; High precipitation; Hydrodynamic model; Salinity; Stratification

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER INPUT; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SALINITY; STORMWATER; STRATIFICATION; URBAN CLIMATE; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 79955472063     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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