Development of a kelp-type structure module in a coastal ocean model to assess the hydrodynamic impact of seawater uranium extraction technology

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-92

  Wang, Taiping ^a   Khangaonkar, Tarang ^a   Long, Wen ^a   Gill, Gary ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal ocean model; FVCOM; Hydrodynamic impact; Seawater uranium extraction; Structure module

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957034106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20771312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jmse2010081     Document Type: Article

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