Morphology, hydrography and sediment dynamics in a mangrove estuary: The Konkoure Estuary, Guinea

Marine Geology

Volumn 230, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 199-215

  Capo, S ^a,b   Sottolichio, A ^a   Brenon, I ^b   Castaing, P ^a   Ferry, L ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

dam impact; Guinea; hydrodynamics; mangrove; mesotidal; tide dominated estuary; Turbidity Maximum

Indexed keywords

DAM IMPACT; GUINEA; MANGROVE; MESOTIDAL; TIDE-DOMINATED ESTUARY; TURBIDITY MAXIMUM;

ESTUARIES; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

SEDIMENTS;

BATHYMETRY; DEPOSITION; EROSION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; MORPHOLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; TIDE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; GUINEA; KONKOURE ESTUARY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33746818709     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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