Secondary Circulation in a Sinuous Coastal Plain Estuary

Transport and mixing of momentum and salt in an estuary varies in time and space due to river discharge, changes in tidal amplitude and phase, wind stress, and lateral mixing processes, such as secondary circulation. This dissertation focuses on observing, describing, parameterizing, and quantifying...

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Main Author: Elston, Susan Anne
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/10573