The Effects of Wind, Runoff and Tides on Salinity in a Strongly Tidal Sub-estuary

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 758-774

  Uncles, Reginald J ^a   Stephens, John A ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuarine circulation; Salt intrusion; Stratification; Tamar Estuary, UK; Tavy Estuary, UK; Tidal currents; Wind effects

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BATHYMETRY; COASTAL CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; RICHARDSON NUMBER; RUNOFF; SALINE INTRUSION; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE; WIND FORCING;

ENGLAND; TAMAR ESTUARY [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958064979     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9365-3     Document Type: Article

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