Semidiurnal and spring-neap variations in the Tagus estuary: Application of a process-oriented hydro-biogeochemical model

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 1619-1623

  Vaz, N ^a   Mateus, M ^b   Dias, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; River inflow; Salinity; Suspended sediments; Ttides

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AMPLITUDE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPHY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; SPRING (SEASON); SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIMESCALE;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 84857235977     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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