Analysis of the most important river plumes on the Atlantic and Mediterranean Iberian coast by means of satellite imagery
Rivers discharges cause the formation of buoyant plumes in the adjacent coastal area at their mouths, which are characterized by low-salinity water and controlled by outflow inertia, rotation (Coriolis) effects, buoyancy, wind, and tide forcing. The turbid plumes influence the adjacent coastal area...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00080/full |