Diversions of the Ribeira River Flow and Their Influence on Sediment Supply in the Cananeia-Iguape Estuarine-Lagoonal System (SE Brazil)

Diversions of the Ribeira River Flow and Their Influence on Sediment Supply in the Cananeia-Iguape Estuarine-Lagoonal System (SE Brazil)

The Cananéia-Iguape system is a combined estuarine-lagoonal sedimentary system, located along the SE coast of Brazil. It consists of a network of channels and islands oriented mainly parallel to the coast. About 165 years ago, an artificial channel, the Valo Grande, was opened in the northern part o...

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Main Authors: Flaminia Cornaggia, Luigi Jovane, Luciano Alessandretti, Paulo Alves de Lima Ferreira, Rubens C. Lopes Figueira, Daniel Rodelli, Gláucia Bueno Benedetti Berbel, Elisabete S. Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
artificial channel
coastal system
sediment runoff
opening-closure dam
siltation
flooding
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2018.00025/full

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