Phenomena and Processes

Estuaries

A partially enclosed body of water, and its surrounding coastal habitats, where saltwater from the ocean mixes with fresh water from rivers or streams. The resulting mixture of seawater and fresh water is called brackish water and its salinity can range from 0.5 to 35 ppt. (accessed http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/estuaries01_whatis.html)

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Abstract

A partially enclosed body of water, and its surrounding coastal habitats, where saltwater from the ocean mixes with fresh water from rivers or streams. The resulting mixture of seawater and fresh water is called brackish water and its salinity can range from 0.5 to 35 ppt. (accessed http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/estuaries01_whatis.html)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Estuary
  • Fjord
  • Fjords

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4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, history, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2013

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  1. G01w.311.625.540w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Estuaries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063366. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063366
  2. Estuaries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary
  3. Estuaries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47053