Entrainment and flushing time in the Fraser River estuary and plume from a steady salt balance analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Halverson, M ^a   Pawlowicz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; STREAM FLOW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENTRAINMENT FLUX; ENTRAINMENT VELOCITIES; EXPECTED TIME; FAR-FIELD; FRASER RIVER; GEORGIA; INTERMEDIATE FLOW; NEAR FIELDS; NEAR-FIELD; PASSENGER FERRIES; QUASI-STEADY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SALT BALANCES;

RIVERS;

ENTRAINMENT; FLUSHING; PLUME; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SALT WATER; SHIP MOTION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TIMESCALE; VOLUME;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER ESTUARY; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 80052074928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006793     Document Type: Article

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