The Río de la plata estuary response to wind variability in synoptic timescale: Salinity fields and salt wedge structure

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-77

  Meccia, V L ^a,b   Simionato, C G ^a,b,c   Guerrero, R A ^d,e  

^a Centro de Investigacion del Mar y la Atmosfera   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

37 ?34 S; 60 ?54 W; Modeling; stratification; vertical structure; wind forcing

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; GEOACCUMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIMESCALE; WIND FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

MONTEVIDEO [URUGUAY]; RIO DE LA PLATA; URUGUAY;

EID: 84872981360     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00063.1     Document Type: Article

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