Importance of geometric characteristics for salinity distribution in convergent estuaries

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 448-449, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-13

  Nguyen, Duc H ^a   Umeyama, Motohiko ^a   Shintani, Tetsuya ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geometric characteristics; Red River estuarine system; Salinity distribution; Theoretical salt intrusion model

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL SHAPE; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; CROSS SECTIONAL PROFILES; DRY SEASONS; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; FIELD SURVEYS; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; LONGITUDINAL VARIATIONS; MODIFIED MODEL; RED RIVER; SALINITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SALT INTRUSION; SINGLE-CHANNEL; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TIDAL CONDITIONS;

GEOMETRY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ESTUARIES;

AMPLITUDE; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; SALINE INTRUSION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

RED RIVER [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862007396     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.044     Document Type: Article

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