Seasonally hypersaline estuaries in Mediterranean-climate regions

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 789-797

  Largier, J L ^a,d   Hollibaugh, J T ^b   Smith, S V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DIP concentration; Hypersalinity; Inverse estuary; Longitudinal diffusivity; Mediterranean climate; Residence time; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; HYPERSALINITY;

EID: 0031426372     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0279     Document Type: Article

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