Tidal-Fluvial and Estuarine Processes in the Lower Columbia River: I. Along-Channel Water Level Variations, Pacific Ocean to Bonneville Dam

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 415-433

  Jay, David A ^a   Leffler, Keith ^a   Diefenderfer, Heida L ^b   Borde, Amy B ^b  

^a Portland State University   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine processes; Floodplain; Hydropower impacts; Nonstationary tides; Tidal river; Tides; Water levels; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935856191     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-014-9819-0     Document Type: Article

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