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<p>The aim of this study was to analyze the variability of the suspension concentration in the area where the Vistula River discharges into the Gulf of Gdańsk. While analyzing the relationship between suspension concentration and the distance from the river mouth and the spatial location in the water column, a number of other important factors were considered, i.e. salinity, temperature, the composition of suspension and in situ hydrodynamic conditions. The samples of surficial sediment were analyzed with regard to the content of organic matter and &lt;0.063 mm size fraction.</p>
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The aim of this study was to analyze the variability of the suspension concentration in the area where the Vistula River discharges into the Gulf of Gdańsk. While analyzing the relationship between suspension concentration and the distance from the river mouth and the spatial location in the water column, a number of other important factors were considered, i.e. salinity, temperature, the composition of suspension and in situ hydrodynamic conditions. The samples of surficial sediment were analyzed with regard to the content of organic matter and <0.063 mm size fraction.

Sedimentation of suspensions in the Vistula River mouth

University of Gdańsk Department of Marine Geology

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The aim of this study was to analyze the variability of the suspension concentration in the area where the Vistula River discharges into the Gulf of Gdańsk....

Sedimentation of suspensions in the Vistula River mouth

Published Online: Jun 14, 2013

Page range: 195 - 201

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-013-0075-x

Keywords
Suspended sediment concentration, salinity, Vistula River, Gulf of Gdańsk

© 2013 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Sedimentation of suspensions in the Vistula River mouth

Published Online: Jun 14, 2013

Page range: 195 - 201

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-013-0075-x

KeywordsSuspended sediment concentration, salinity, Vistula River, Gulf of Gdańsk

© 2013 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Suspended sediment concentration, salinity, Vistula River, Gulf of Gdańsk