Variability of the salinity in the western Wadden Sea on tidal to centennial time scales

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 121-132

  van Aken, Hendrik M ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estuary; Marsdiep; Salinity; Variability; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SAMPLING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIDAL INLET;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; IJSSEL RIVER; MARSDIEP; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND; NORTH SEA; RHINE RIVER; WADDEN SEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41449114929     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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