A Model study of the salish sea estuarine circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1125-1143

  Sutherland, David A ^a   Maccready, Parker ^a   Banas, Neil S ^b   Smedstad, Lucy F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal flows; Estuaries; Ocean models

Indexed keywords

COASTAL FLOW; ESTUARINE CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; EULERIAN; EXCHANGE FLOW; FLUX CALCULATIONS; HINDCASTS; MODEL STUDY; OCEAN MODEL; PUGET SOUND; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SALINITY FIELDS; SALT FLUX; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TIME-SCALES; TOTAL EXCHANGE; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ESTIMATION; ESTUARIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; HINDCASTING; HYDROGRAPHY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; STRATIFICATION;

ADMIRALTY INLET; BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT; NUNAVUT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PUGET SOUND; SALISH SEA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 79960383718     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JPO4540.1     Document Type: Article

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