Bouke Biemond

Nov 6, 2024 | agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Henk A. Dijkstra |Bouke Biemond

1 Introduction The longitudinal distribution of subtidal salinity in estuaries is determined by the competition between downstream and upstream net, that is, tidally averaged, salt transport. The major driver of downstream transport is river discharge. Upstream transport results, among others, from exchange flow and tidal flow (Valle-Levinson, 2010, and references therein).