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DISPERSAL PROCESSES OF FRESHWATERS IN THE PO RIVER COASTAL AREA 1
Author(s) -
Grancini Gianfranco,
Cescon Bruno
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1973.18.5.0705
Subject(s) - salinity , front (military) , trophic level , oceanography , plume , biological dispersal , estuary , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , tidal flat , geology , ecology , geomorphology , geography , sediment , biology , paleontology , meteorology , population , demography , geotechnical engineering , sociology
Tidal effects on the vertical structure and dynamic pattern of the freshwater plume in the Po River coastal area were evaluated. A large vertical density gradient just below the surface and a lateral density front separate the fresh and seawaters. The horizontal extent of the river waters was followed by the continuous analysis of nitrate, whose conservative behavior, evidenced by a linear relationship with salinity, is justified by the observed trophic conditions.