Circulation and mixing along the North Passage in the Changjiang River estuary, China

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 148, Issue , 2015, Pages 213-235

  Pu, Xiang ^a   Shi, John Z ^a   Hu, Guo Dong ^b   Xiong, Long Bing ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b CHANGJIANG WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang river estuary; Gravitational circulation; Tidal straining; Tidal straining circulation; Tidal variation of mixing

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ESTUARIES; MIXING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RIVERS; SILICON; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STRAIN; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TIDAL POWER; WATER LEVELS;

CHANGJIANG RIVER ESTUARY; DRY AND WET SEASONS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; KELVIN- HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TIDAL STRAINING; TIDAL VARIATIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

DEEP WATER; ESTUARY; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; PYCNOCLINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME SERIES; TIMESCALE; WATER LEVEL;

CHINA; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 84926380222     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.03.009     Document Type: Article

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