Salinity dynamics as a tool for water resources management in coastal zones: An application in the Tramandaí River basin, southern Brazil

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-62

  Loitzenbauer, Ester ^a   Bulhões Mendes, Carlos André ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL BASINS; ESTUARINE AREAS; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; MASS BALANCE; MIXING PROCESS; RIVER BASINS; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY MODELS; SOUTHERN BRAZIL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATERBODIES;

DYNAMICS; ESTUARIES; SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

COASTAL ZONES;

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIXING RATIO; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; TRAMANDAI BASIN;

EID: 82055202944     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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