Tidal impact on the division of river discharge over distributary channels in the Mahakam Delta

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2211-2228

  Sassi, Maximiliano G ^a   Hoitink, A J F ^a,c   De Brye, Benjamin ^b   Vermeulen, Bart ^a   Deleersnijder, Eric ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deltas; Differential water level setup; Finite elements; Hydrodynamic model; Mahakam; River discharge; River tide interaction; Subtidal dynamics

Indexed keywords

DELTAS; DIFFERENTIAL WATER LEVEL SETUP; FINITE ELEMENT; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; MAHAKAM; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER-TIDE INTERACTION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; TIDES; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVELS;

RIVER CONTROL;

CHANNEL FLOW; DELTA; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPEN OCEAN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER LEVEL;

EAST KALIMANTAN; INDONESIA; MAHAKAM DELTA;

EID: 84855932752     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-011-0473-9     Document Type: Article

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