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Introduction to Estuary Studies

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Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography

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The word estuary is derived from the Latin word aestus which means tide, also the adjective aestuarium has tidal or abrupt high wave as a meaning, an environment highly dynamic with changes due to natural forces. This word is generally used to indicate the place where the river meets the sea, characterizing a coastal river discharge.

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    Luiz Bruner de Miranda & Belmiro Mendes de Castro Filho

  2. Griffith Climate Change Response Program (GCCRP), Griffith Centre for Coastal Management (GCCM), Griffith School of Engineering, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

    Fernando Pinheiro Andutta

  3. American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Björn Kjerfve

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Bruner de Miranda, L., Andutta, F.P., Kjerfve, B., de Castro Filho, B.M. (2017). Introduction to Estuary Studies. In: Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography. Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, vol 8. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3041-3_1

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