A numerical study of transport dynamics and seasonal variability of the Yellow River sediment in the Bohai and Yellow seas

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-51

  Lu, J ^a,b   Qiao, F L ^b   Wang, X H ^c   Wang, Y G ^b   Teng, Y ^b   Xia, C S ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bohai Sea; China; Deposition; Seasonal variations; Sediment dynamics; Suspended sediments; Vertical mixing; Yellow River; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION VELOCITY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURFACE WAVE; VERTICAL MIXING;

BOHAI SEA; CHINA; LIAODONG PENINSULA; LIAONING; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHANDONG; SHANDONG PENINSULA; YELLOW RIVER; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 82855175165     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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