Tide distortion and attenuation in an Amazonian tidal river

The present study seeks to evaluate tidal propagation in the Guamá-Capim river system, in the Amazonian region, considering hydrodynamic and geomorphological aspects. Available data sets on fluvial discharge and water level variations were considered, besides several methods of measuring the tides (...

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Main Authors: Paulo T. A. Freitas, Odete F. M. Silveira, Nils Edvin Asp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592012000400003