Wind-driven lateral circulation in a stratified estuary and its effects on the along-channel flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Li, Yun ^a   Li, Ming ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; ESTUARIES; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; VORTICITY; WIND;

BAROCLINIC FORCING; BOTTOM LAYERS; CHESAPEAKE BAY; CORIOLIS ACCELERATION; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; EKMAN TRANSPORT; FIRST-ORDER; LATERAL FLOW; MOMENTUM BALANCES; NON-ROTATING SYSTEM; SURFACE LAYERS; THREE-TERM; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; VERTICAL SHEAR; VORTICITY EQUATION;

SHEAR FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; EKMAN TRANSPORT; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; VORTICITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865849587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007829     Document Type: Article

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