Tidal and river discharge forcing upon water and sediment circulation at a rock-bound estuary (Guadiana estuary, Portugal)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-281

  Garel, E ^a   Pinto, L ^b   Santos, A ^c   Ferreira, Ó ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^c IH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

estuarine dynamics; Portugal; salinity stratification; tidal asymmetry; tidal straining; turbidity

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CURRENT VELOCITY; DEPOSITION; DRAINAGE BASIN; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLOOD; FRESHWATER INPUT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PYCNOCLINE; RESUSPENSION; RIVER DISCHARGE; ROCKY SHORE; SALINITY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SPRING WATER; STRATIFICATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL RANGE; TURBIDITY; TURBULENT MIXING; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA ESTUARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68049083541     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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