A note on the comparative turbidity of some estuaries of the Americas
Journal of Coastal Research
By: R.J. Uncles and R. E. Smith
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Abstract
Field data from 27 estuaries of the Americas are used to show that, in broad terms, there is a large difference in turbidity between the analyzed east and west-coast estuaries and that tidal range and tidal length have an important influence on that turbidity. Generic, numerical sediment-transport modeling is used to illustrate this influence, which exists over a range of space scales from, e.g., the Rogue River Estuary (few km, few mg l-1) to the Bay of Fundy (hundreds of km, few g l-1). The difference in Pacific and Atlantic seaboard estuarine turbidity for the analyzed estuaries is ultimately related to the broad-scale geomorphology of the two continents.
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Uncles, R., Smith, R.E., 2005, A note on the comparative turbidity of some estuaries of the Americas: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 21, no. 4, p. 845-852, https://doi.org/10.2112/016-NIS.1.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A note on the comparative turbidity of some estuaries of the Americas |
| Series title | Journal of Coastal Research |
| DOI | 10.2112/016-NIS.1 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Coastal Research |
| First page | 845 |
| Last page | 852 |