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<p>Estuaries are areas where river and sea waters meet. Therefore, the hydrodynamical, hydrochemical, and hydrobiological processes in the estuaries are typical for both environments. The most important processes, which play leading roles in estuaries include the dynamics of water flow, water quality, and the mixing of water of different biochemical characteristics. This paper is divided into two parts. In the first, basic hydrodynamical processes are described and analytical and numerical methods of evaluating them are presented. Part two illustrates these processes using experimental data and the results of mathematical modeling for some estuaries along the Polish Baltic coast.</p>
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Estuaries are areas where river and sea waters meet. Therefore, the hydrodynamical, hydrochemical, and hydrobiological processes in the estuaries are typical for both environments. The most important processes, which play leading roles in estuaries include the dynamics of water flow, water quality, and the mixing of water of different biochemical characteristics. This paper is divided into two parts. In the first, basic hydrodynamical processes are described and analytical and numerical methods of evaluating them are presented. Part two illustrates these processes using experimental data and the results of mathematical modeling for some estuaries along the Polish Baltic coast.

Water dynamics in estuaries along the Polish Baltic coast

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Estuaries are areas where river and sea waters meet. Therefore, the hydrodynamical, hydrochemical, and hydrobiological processes in the estuaries are typical...

Water dynamics in estuaries along the Polish Baltic coast

Published Online: Jun 13, 2007

Page range: 101 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-007-0004-7

Keywords
Estuaries, classification, tidless estuaries, water dynamics, transport and mixing, Polish Baltic Coast, field data, numerical models

This content is open access.

Water dynamics in estuaries along the Polish Baltic coast

Published Online: Jun 13, 2007

Page range: 101 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-007-0004-7

KeywordsEstuaries, classification, tidless estuaries, water dynamics, transport and mixing, Polish Baltic Coast, field data, numerical models

This content is open access.

Keywords
Estuaries, classification, tidless estuaries, water dynamics, transport and mixing, Polish Baltic Coast, field data, numerical models