The effect of interacting downstream branches on saltwater intrusion in the Modaomen Estuary, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 223-238

  Gong, Wenping ^a,b   Wang, Yaping ^c   Jia, Jianjun ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

Author keywords

EFDC model; Interaction among branches; Pearl River Delta; Saltwater intrusion; The Modaomen Estuary

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BATHYMETRY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SALINE INTRUSION; STEADY FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER FLOW; WIND FORCING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; MODAOMEN ESTUARY; ZHUJIANG DELTA; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

EID: 84855186654     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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