Dynamics of the turbidity maximum zone in a macrotidal estuary (the Gironde, France): Observations from field and MODIS satellite data

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-332

  Doxaran, David ^a   Froidefond, Jean Marie ^b   Castaing, Patrice ^b   Babin, Marcel ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

estuarine dynamics; Gironde estuary; macrotidal environment; MODIS; ocean color; satellite sensing; turbidity maximum

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARY; FLOOD; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER FLOW; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY;

AQUITAINE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GIRONDE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149288072     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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