Hydrographic behavior of the Galician Rias Baixas (NW Spain) under the spring intrusion of the Miño River

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 144-152

  Alvarez, I ^a   deCastro, M ^a   Gomez Gesteira, M ^a   Prego, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freshwater intrusion; Hydrography; Iberian Peninsula; Mi o River; Rias Baixas; SST satellite images

Indexed keywords

RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SATELLITES; WIND POWER;

FRESHWATER INTRUSION; HYDROGRAPHY; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MIÑO RIVER; RIAS BAIXAS; SST SATELLITE IMAGES;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

HYDROGRAPHY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; MINHO RIVER; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VIGO;

EID: 33645856478     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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