Modelling salt intrusion and nitrate concentrations in the Ythan estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 695-706

  Gillibrand, P A ^a   Balls, P W ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Flushing time; Nutrients; One dimensional model; Salt intrusion; Scotland coast

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; MODELING; NITRATE; RIVER FLOW; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY;

GRAMPIAN; UNITED KINGDOM; YTHAN ESTUARY;

EID: 0032415396     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0393     Document Type: Article

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