• Title of article

    The surface morphology of a coastal gravity current

  • Author/Authors

    Donato، نويسنده , , Timothy F. and Marmorino، نويسنده , , George O.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    141
  • To page
    146
  • Abstract
    The surface morphology of a coastal gravity current extending over 70 km from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay (USA) is captured in a striking synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image, allowing comparisons to be made with recent field observations and with laboratory studies of rotating gravity currents.
  • Keywords
    coastal current , Estuarine plumes , bore , synthetic aperture radar , Remote sensing
  • Journal title
    Continental Shelf Research
  • Serial Year
    2002
  • Journal title
    Continental Shelf Research
  • Record number

    2294742