Determination of water ages and flushing rates using short-lived radium isotopes in large estuarine system, the Yangtze River Estuary, China

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 121-122, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-68

  Xu, Bo Chao ^a,b   Dimova, Natasha T ^c   Zhao, Liang ^b   Jiang, Xue Yan ^a   Yu, Zhi Gang ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Radium isotopes; River basin management; Water ages; Water circulation; Yangtze River Estuary (YRE)

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; COASTAL CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FLUSHING; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXING; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM ISOTOPE; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACER; WATER MASS;

CHINA; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 84875605396     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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