Effect of a broad shallow sill on tidal circulation and salt transport in the entrance to a coastal plain estuary (Mira - Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal)

Estuaries

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-304

  Blanton, J O ^a   Ferreira, M A ^b   Andrade, F A ^c  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b University of Lisbon ^*  (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SALINITY; TIDE; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER FLOW;

COASTAL CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; SALT; SILL; TIDAL CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

PORTUGAL;

VILA;

EID: 0033936758     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1353322     Document Type: Article

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