Hydrography and dynamics of the Ría de Ribadeo (NW Spain), a wave driven estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 726-738

  Piedracoba, S ^a   Souto, C ^a   Gilcoto, M ^b   Pardo, P C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Current data; Estuaries; Hydrography; NW of Spain; R a de Ribadeo; Thermohaline circulation; Water waves

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPHY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 27844435617     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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