Tidal asymmetry and velocity skew over tidal flats and shallow channels within a macrotidal river delta

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Nidzieko, N J ^a,b   Ralston, D K ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIDES; WETLANDS;

ASTRONOMICAL TIDES; BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINICITY; CHANNEL SYSTEMS; EBB DOMINANCES; FLOOD DOMINANCES; FRICTIONAL EFFECTS; LEADING ORDERS; OUT OF PHASE; PHASE LAGS; PUGET SOUND; RIVER DELTAS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHALLOW CHANNELS; SHALLOW ESTUARY; SHALLOW SYSTEM; SPATIAL SCALE; SURFACE GRADIENTS; TIDAL ASYMMETRY; TIDAL FLAT; WASHINGTON;

VELOCITY;

ASYMMETRY; FLOODING; INTERNAL TIDE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHALLOW WATER; SKEWNESS; TIDAL FLAT;

PUGET SOUND; SKAGIT DELTA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84858054172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007384     Document Type: Article

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