Salinity in an inverse estuary. Top: as a function of depth and distance along the estuary, numbers indicate station locations;

bottom: in vertical salinity profiles for stations 1 - 4. The circulation is into the estuary at the surface; outflow occurs at depth. Surface and bottom salinities decrease from station 1 to station 4, but surface salinity is always lower than bottom salinity.


© 1996 M. Tomczak

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