Water and sediment dynamics at Saint Lawrence River mouth

Water Resources

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 453-469

  Dolgopolova, E N ^a   Isupova, M V ^a  

^a WATER PROBLEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

currents; estuary; gulf; sea and river water interaction; sediment transport

Indexed keywords

CORIOLIS FORCE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; OCEANIC CURRENT; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; SEA ICE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRATIFICATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; THERMAL REGIME; TIDE; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 79960062846     PISSN: 00978078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S009780781104004X     Document Type: Article

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