Salt intrusion dynamics in a well-mixed sub-estuary connected  to a partially to well-mixed main estuary

Lin, Zhongyuan; Zhang, Guang; Zou, Huazhi; Gong, Wenping

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Salt intrusion dynamics in a well-mixed sub-estuary connected to a partially to well-mixed main estuary

Zhongyuan Lin, Guang Zhang, Huazhi Zou, and Wenping Gong

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