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Broche, P; Devenon, Jean-luc; Forget, P; De Maistre, Jc; Naudin, Jj; Cauwet, G. |
The complicated dynamic processes occurring when fluvial waters mix with marine waters control the nature and the fluxes of materials exported tay rivers to the sea. Understanding these processes is of primary importance in evaluating budgets. In wide-open estuarine situations these processes take place under the influence of an intense turbulence induced by tides. Conversely, the Rhone waters spread into the Mediterranean Sea in the form of an easily distinguishable buoyant plume often extending far offshore from the mouth of the river. The aim of this study is to describe the dynamic and hydrological fields on the basis of eulerian VHF radar mapping of surface currents coupled with lagrangian in situ physical or geochemical measurements. This paper... |
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Palavras-chave: Panache fluvial; Radar VHF; Rhône; Dynamique; River plume; VHF radar; Rhone; Dynamics. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00325/43636/43229.pdf |
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Naudin, Jj; Cauwet, G; Leveau, M; Lochet, F; Pauc, H; Romano, Jc; Sempere, R. |
Particulate matter from the bottom nepheloid layer, off the Rhone river mouth was sampled with a newly-designed frame code-named SYMPHY. Several spreading phases of the Rhodanian suspensions on the continental shelf were evidenced by currentmeter records, particulate matter analyses, CTD and nephelometric measurements. These data permitted the study of the mechanisms which control the aging of the suspensions during their transfer to a sea with very small amplitude tides. The bottom nepheloid layer can be defined as a vertical concentration gradient resulting from an equilibrium between the horizontal (Rhodanian inputs) and the vertical (surface nepheloid layer) components of the particulate flux. The variability of this equilibrium, controlled by... |
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Palavras-chave: BOTTOM NEPHELOID LAYER; PARTICULATE MATTER; CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; HYDROLOGY. |
Ano: 1992 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00101/21230/18847.pdf |
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Gremare, A; Amouroux, Jm; Cauwet, G; Charles, F; Courties, C; De Bovee, F; Dinet, A; Devenon, Jean-luc; Durrieu De Madron, X; Ferre, B; Fraunie, P; Joux, F; Lantoine, F; Lebaron, P; Naudin, Jj; Palanques, A; Pujo-pay, M; Zudaire, L. |
A survey involving both permanent mooring and high frequency sampling was carried in the Bay of Banyuls-sur-Mer during the fall of 1999 to assess the effect of strong and unpredictable meteorological events on the functioning of a coastal Mediterranean ecosystem. A severe winter storm took place on 12 November, which generated waves with a significant height of 7 m and a sea surface rise of about 0.5 m. The near-bottom current speed at 24 m reached 30 cm s(-1). This storm induced a significant increase in total suspended matter through resuspension and then a subsequent increase in gross sedimentation rates. It also resulted in an increase of the proportion of refractory particulate organic matter in the water column. It also tended to increase nutrient... |
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Palavras-chave: Impact à une tempête; Méditerranée nord-occidentale; Ecosystème côtier; Impact of storm; NW Mediterranean Sea; Coastal ecosystem. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43265/42996.pdf |
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