What Do We Know About the Geomorphology and Physical Oceanography of South American Estuaries? / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
World Estuary Distribution / 1.2: |
Estuaries of South America / 1.3: |
International Publications About South American Estuaries / 1.4: |
Conclusions / 1.5: |
Acknowledgements |
References |
The Maracaibo System: A Physical Profile / 2: |
Geomorphology / 2.1: |
Geological History of the Estuary / 2.3: |
Climatology / 2.4: |
Temperature / 2.4.1: |
Wind Regime / 2.4.2: |
Precipitation / 2.4.3: |
Water Balance / 2.4.4: |
Hydrography / 2.5: |
Tides / 2.5.1: |
Water Levels / 2.5.2: |
Currents / 2.5.3: |
Salinity / 2.6: |
Salinity Patterns / 2.6.1: |
Salt Intrusion / 2.6.2: |
Salt Balance of the Lake / 2.6.3: |
Chemistry and Fertility of the Water / 2.7: |
Dissolved Oxygen / 2.7.1: |
Nutrients / 2.7.2: |
Coastal Lagoons of Southeastern Brazil: Physical and Biogeochemkal Characteristics / 2.8: |
Coastal Lagoons in Brazil / 3.1: |
Coastal I.agoon Evolution / 3.3: |
Tidal Choking / 3.4: |
Hydrology and Water Balance / 3.5: |
Wind Effects / 3.6: |
Salinity and Stratification / 3.7: |
Flushing Time / 3.8: |
Nutrient Standing Stock and Particulate Organic Matter / 3.9: |
Primary Producers / 3.10: |
Primary Production / 3.11: |
Pelagic and Benthic Metabolism / 3.12: |
Nutrient Sources and Primary Production / 3.13: |
Trophic State / 3.14: |
Human Impact / 3.15: |
Management Issues / 3.16: |
Nutrients and Suspended Matter Behaviour in the Patos Lagoon Estuary (Brazil) / 4: |
Materials and Methods / 4.1: |
Data Reduction for Determining Estuarine Behaviour of Nutrients and Total Suspended Matter / 4.2.1: |
Results and Discussions / 4.3: |
Total Suspended Matter / 4.3.1: |
Phosphate / 4.3.4: |
Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonium / 4.3.5: |
Silicate / 4.3.6: |
Hydrographical Characteristics of the Estuarine Area of Patos Lagoon / 4.4: |
Main Characteristics of the Area / 5.1: |
Data Sampling and Treatment / 5.3: |
Longitudinal Surveys / 5.3.1: |
Time Series Surveys / 5.3.2: |
Results / 5.4: |
Longitudinal Salinity and Temperature Distribution / 5.4.1: |
Temporal Variations of Water Level, Currents and Salinity / 5.4.2: |
Estuarine Classification of the Channel Area / 5.4.3: |
Longitudinal Salt Transport / 5.4.4: |
Discussion and Conclusions / 5.5: |
The Argentina Estuaries: A Review / 6: |
RÃo de la Plata Estuary / 6.1: |
Estuaries of the Buenos Aires Province Between Samborombon Bay and Bahfa Blanca / 6.3: |
Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon / 6.3.1: |
Quequén Grande Estuary / 6.3.2: |
Bahia Blanca Estuary / 6.3.3: |
Estuaries of the Patagonia / 6.4: |
Colorado River Hstuary / 6.4.1: |
Negro River Estuary / 6.4.2: |
Chubut River Estuary / 6.4.3: |
Estuaries of Southern Patagonia / 6.5: |
RÃo Gallegos Estuary / 6.5.1: |
Tierra del Fuego Estuaries / 6.6: |
San Sebastian Bay / 6.6.1: |
Summary |
Hydrography and Sediment Transport Characteristics of the RÃo de la Plata: A Review / 7: |
Regional Setting / 7.1: |
Drainage Basin / 7.2.1: |
Tributary River Discharge / 7.2.2: |
Meteorology / 7.2.3: |
Hydrographic Characteristics / 7.3: |
Morphology / 7.3.1: |
Surficial Bottom Sediments / 7.3.2: |
Tides and Tidal Currents / 7.3.3: |
Suspended Sediments / 73.4: |
Synthesis / 7.4: |
Physical Characteristics and Processes of the Rio de la Plata Estuary / 8: |
Rio de la Plata Environment / 8.1: |
Physiographic Setting / 8.2.1: |
River Input / 8.2.2: |
Tides in the Estuary / 8.3: |
Tidal Currents / 8.3.2: |
Storm Surges / 8.3.3: |
Salinity and Water Stratification / 8.4: |
Background / 8.4.1: |
Seasonal Distribution / 8.4.2: |
Vertical Distribution and Stratification / 8.4.3: |
Sea Surface Temperature / 8.5: |
Turbidity Front / 8.6: |
Mean Distribution / 8.6.1: |
Geomorphological and Physical Characteristics of the BahÃa Blanca Estuary, Argentina / 8.6.2: |
Geological Setting / 9.1: |
Geomorphology of the Tidal Channels / 9.3: |
Physical Processes / 9.4: |
Wind Influence / 9.4.1: |
Salinity and Temperature / 9.4.3: |
Residual Fluxes / 9.4.4: |
Subject Index / 9.5: |
Geographic Index |
What Do We Know About the Geomorphology and Physical Oceanography of South American Estuaries? / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
World Estuary Distribution / 1.2: |
Estuaries of South America / 1.3: |
International Publications About South American Estuaries / 1.4: |
Conclusions / 1.5: |