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Estuary Classification

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Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography

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The hydrographic and morphologic characteristics of estuaries are very diverse, varying with changes in response to natural and non-natural phenomena as climate changes and human interference, and often show conflicting situations that make oceanographic generalizations impossible.

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Bruner de Miranda, L., Andutta, F.P., Kjerfve, B., de Castro Filho, B.M. (2017). Estuary Classification. In: Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography. Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, vol 8. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3041-3_3

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