The influence of late summer typhoons and high river discharge on water quality in Hong Kong waters

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-47

  Zhou, Weihua ^a,b   Yin, Kedong ^c,d   Harrison, Paul J ^b   Lee, Joseph H W ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Eutrophication; Hong Kong waters; Nutrients; Pearl River Estuary; Typhoon; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BOTTOM WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EUTROPHICATION; FLUSHING; MIXING; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PHOSPHATE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHALLOW WATER; STRATIFICATION; SUMMER; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDE; TYPHOON; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG;

ALGAE;

EID: 84865737678     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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