Tidal effects on the bulge region of Changjiang River plume

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-160

  Rong, Zengrui ^a   Li, Ming ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulge; Changjiang River; China; Estuaries; Plumes; Tides

Indexed keywords

EDDY; ESTUARINE FRONT; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TURBULENT MIXING;

CHINA; YANGTZE ESTUARY; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84855273929     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.035     Document Type: Article

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