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THE Suez Canal, being an artificially created body of water, is not in stable equilibrium with the surrounding seas. A continuous effort has to be made to keep the canal in working order, and hence the hydrography undergoes continuous changes that have to be periodically recorded and analysed. These analyses show that the currents and distribution of salt in the canal vary seasonally.
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EL-SABH, M. Effect of the Aswan High Dam on the Distribution of Salinity in the Suez Canal. Nature 218, 758–760 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218758a0
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