Observations of turbidity in the Thames Estuary, United Kingdom

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 511-520

  Mitchell, Steve ^a   Akesson, Lars ^b   Uncles, Reginald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood; Flow monitoring; Hydrology; Marine and coastal environment; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; DRY PERIODS; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; ESTUARINE TURBIDITY MAXIMUM; FLOOD TIDE; FLOW MONITORING; FRESHWATER FLOW; HIGH TIDES; TIDAL ASYMMETRY; TIDAL RANGES; TIDAL WATER; UNITED KINGDOM; WET WEATHER;

FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TIDES; WATER LEVELS;

TURBIDITY;

COASTAL ZONE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLOODING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY; WATER LEVEL;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; ESTUARY; FLOOD TIDE; FLOODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; TIDE; TURBIDITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER;

ENGLAND; THAMES ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84867896897     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2012.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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