An analytical solution for tidal propagation in the Yangtze Estuary, China

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3327-3339

  Zhang, E F ^a   Savenije, H H G ^b   Chen, S L ^a   Mao, X H ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Shanghai Hydrological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY SYSTEM; SINGLE-CHANNEL; TIDAL DYNAMICS; TIDAL PROPAGATION; YANGTZE ESTUARY; YANGTZE ESTUARY , CHINA;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; DYNAMICS; MODELS; POSITIVE IONS;

ESTUARIES;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BATHYMETRY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHINA; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 84869455372     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3327-2012     Document Type: Article

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