Implications of a Large River Discharge on the Dynamics of a Tide-Dominated Amazonian Estuary
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Fixed Instruments
3.2. Boat-Based Longitudinal Surveys
3.3. Boat-Based Transversal Surveys
3.4. Data Processing
3.5. Statistics Analyses
4. Results
4.1. Estuarine Morphology
4.2. Suspended Sediment Concentration and Salinity
4.3. Tidal Patterns in Estuary Fluxes
4.4. Estuary Fluxes
4.4.1. Net Water and Sediment Fluxes
4.4.2. Sediment Flux Decomposition
4.5. Tidal Propagation
5. Discussion
5.1. ETM Formation and Implications for Sediment Dynamics
5.2. Estuarine Circulation
5.3. Comparison to Other Amazonian Estuaries
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Silva, A.M.M.; Glover, H.E.; Josten, M.E.; Gomes, V.J.C.; Ogston, A.S.; Asp, N.E. Implications of a Large River Discharge on the Dynamics of a Tide-Dominated Amazonian Estuary. Water 2023, 15, 849. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15050849
Silva AMM, Glover HE, Josten ME, Gomes VJC, Ogston AS, Asp NE. Implications of a Large River Discharge on the Dynamics of a Tide-Dominated Amazonian Estuary. Water. 2023; 15(5):849. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15050849
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilva, Ariane M. M., Hannah E. Glover, Mariah E. Josten, Vando J. C. Gomes, Andrea S. Ogston, and Nils E. Asp. 2023. "Implications of a Large River Discharge on the Dynamics of a Tide-Dominated Amazonian Estuary" Water 15, no. 5: 849. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15050849