@article{fdi:010062667,
  title = {{T}he salinity responses of tropical estuaries to changes in freshwater discharge, tidal mixing and geomorphology: case study of the man-affected {S}enegal {R}iver {E}stuary ({W}est {A}frica)},
  author = {{C}hevalier, {C}rist{\`e}le and {P}agano, {M}arc and {C}orbin, {D}aniel and {A}rfi, {R}obert},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}alinity in estuaries is influenced by a variety of processes including tidal advection and diffusion and river discharge. {T}he effect of hydrodynamic features on salinity was studied in the {S}enegal {R}iver {E}stuary ({SRE}). {T}his estuary is of strategic importance for large populations, but it has been greatly affected by human action (regulation of the freshwater inflow, change in the location of the river mouth ...), which has caused major changes in salinity and ecological functioning. {T}o analyse the impacts of these changes and to determine the spatial and temporal variations in salinity in the {SRE}, we used a combination of three-dimensional modelling and field measurements. {T}he overall salinity depends on freshwater inflow and tidal fluctuations. {S}alinity variation is mainly driven by ebb and flood near the mouth and by fortnightly cycles upstream. {T}he enlargement of the mouth increases salinity, whereas its shifting location changes the location of the salinity front and creates a slack water zone downstream. {C}onnection and disconnection of the tributaries also affects the salinity. {T}he present study explains how the recent modifications have increased spatial variation and reduced seasonal differences of salinity and provides a tool for managing the water in the estuary.},
  keywords = {hydrodynamic estuarine model ; salinity variability ; tidal and freshwater ; inflow effects ; {SENEGAL} {DELTA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine and {F}reshwater {R}esearch},
  volume = {65},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {987--1002},
  ISSN = {1323-1650},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1071/mf13169},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062667},
}