Effect of tidal regime on estuarine residence time spatial variation
The hydrology and the ecology of shallow estuaries are strongly influenced by the freshwater inflow and the adjacent open sea, due to tide and wind generated water exchange, creating salinity gradients, thermal stratification and assuring large transport of silt, organic material and inorganic nutri...
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| Format: | conferencePaper |
| Language: | eng |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18463 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/18463 |