Dynamic hydrographic variations in northwestern Arabian Gulf over the past three decades: Temporal shifts and trends derived from long-term monitoring data

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 488-499

  Al Yamani, Faiza ^a   Yamamoto, Takahiro ^a   Al Said, Turki ^a   Alghunaim, Aws ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Freshwater inflow; Kuwait waters; Level shift; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; EFFLUENTS; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY;

FRESHWATER INFLOW; HYDROGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; HYDROGRAPHIC VARIATIONS; LEVEL SHIFT; LONG-TERM MONITORING DATUM; PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIABILITY;

WATER;

SEA WATER;

HYDROGRAPHY; INFLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SALINITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPORATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RIVER; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; PERSIAN GULF; SHATT AL ARAB;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVERS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 85022048432     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.056     Document Type: Article

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