Estimation of submarine groundwater discharge and associated nutrient fluxes in Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 433, Issue , 2012, Pages 427-433

  Lee, Chun Ming ^a   Jiao, Jiu Jimmy ^a   Luo, Xin ^a   Moore, Willard S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Groundwater; Nutrients; Radium isotope; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NUTRIENTS; SILICA; SUBMARINES; TIDES;

FRESH SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGES; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; NUTRIENT FLUXES; NUTRIENT LOADING; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RIVER DISCHARGE; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

GROUND WATER; RADIUM 226; RIVER WATER; SEA WATER;

DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ESTUARY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RADIUM ISOTOPE; RED TIDE;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUID BALANCE; HONG KONG; NUTRIENT LOADING; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; STEADY STATE; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CHINA; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES; TOLO HARBOUR;

ALGAE;

EID: 84864055510     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.073     Document Type: Article

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