Estuary


Updated on 13/07/2018
Illustration
Schéma d'un estuaire
Définition
Sens commun
End and flared shaped section of a river where the sea inflows. It is a zone where fresh and marine waters are mixing. This mixture results in a very significant gradient of the physico-chemical properties of water which varies in space and time.
Source
According to Ifremer
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Review status
Soumis au comité de relecture.