Aircraft and sea-truth observations of a small-scale estuarine intrusion front

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 199-219

  Uncles, R J ^c   Stephens, J A ^a   Murphy, R J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brackish water; English coast; Estuarine environment; Remote sensing; Salinity; Salinity front; Salinity intrusion; Tidal inlets; Tidal intrusion front

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE FRONTS; ESTUARY; REMOTE SENSING; REMOVE SENSING; SALINE INTRUSION; TIDAL INLETS;

UK, ENGLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND, TWEED ESTUARY;

EID: 0030766253     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00098-X     Document Type: Article

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