Open AccessTHE ESTUARIES OF NATAL: A METHOD OF CLASSIFICATION
Author(s) -
J.E. Perry
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v18.137
Subject(s) - estuary , aerial photography , key (lock) , natural (archaeology) , photography , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , ecology , environmental science , fishery , oceanography , geology , remote sensing , visual arts , art , archaeology , biology , geotechnical engineering
This poster paper describes a .hydrological/hydraulic classification of the estuaries of Natal, based upon aerial photography. The modus operandi is outlined and although the study is in its early stages, some key factors (natural and man-made) are indicated together with the method by which they are quantified.