Residence times in a hypersaline lagoon: Using salinity as a tracer

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-284

  Mudge, Stephen M ^a   Icely, John D ^b   Newton, Alice ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

evaporation rate; flushing time; lagoon; salinity; temperature residence time

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; EUTROPHICATION; EVAPORATION; RESIDENCE TIME; SALINITY; TRACER; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 39749114504     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.032     Document Type: Article

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