Salt Plug Formation Caused by Decreased River Discharge in a Multi-channel Estuary.
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SUBMITTER: Shaha DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4891659 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
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Salt Plug Formation Caused by Decreased River Discharge in a Multi-channel Estuary.
Shaha Dinesh Chandra DC Cho Yang-Ki YK
Scientific reports 20160603
Freshwater input to estuaries may be greatly altered by the river barrages required to meet human needs for drinking water and irrigation and prevent salt water intrusion. Prior studies have examined the salt plugs associated with evaporation and salt outwelling from tidal salt flats in single-channel estuaries. In this work, we discovered a new type of salt plug formation in the multi-channel Pasur River Estuary (PRE) caused by decreasing river discharges resulting from an upstream barrage. The ...[more]
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