Behaviour of turbidity maxima in the Tamar (U.K.) and Weser (F.R.G.) Estuaries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-246

  Grabemann, I ^a   Uncles, R J ^b   Krause, G ^c   Stephens, J A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

English coast; Estuaries; German coast; Seasonal variations; Suspended matter; Transport; Turbidity maximum; Weser Estuary

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; ESTUARIES/INLETS-COASTAL; MORPHOLOGY; SALINITY; TURBIDITY;

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ESTUARY; FRESHWATER INFLOW; SALINITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY MAXIMA; TURBIDITY MAXIMUM;

ENGLAND; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY; TAMAR ESTUARY; UK; WESER ESTUARY;

EID: 0031214981     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0178     Document Type: Article

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