@article{fdi:010090571, title = {{A} moderately chocked estuary : influence of a constriction on the water level variations of the {W}ouri estuary ({C}ameroon)}, author = {{D}ima, {W}. {N}. and {M}orel, {Y}. and {N}gnepi, {V}. {E}. {T}. and {O}nguene, {R}. and {S}tieglitz, {T}homas and {D}uhaut, {T}. and {L}emieux-{D}udon, {B}. and {N}gueguim, {J}. {R}. and {B}esack, {F}. and {B}aloitcha, {E}. and {C}haigneau, {A}lexis}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e study the water -level ({WL}) evolution in the {D}ouala basin ({DB}), a sub -basin of the {W}ouri estuary, separated from the ocean by a natural constriction and influenced by tides and river inflow. {O}ur objective is to assess whether floods in {D}ouala city could result from water overflow from the {D}ouala basin due to {W}ouri river floods. {W}e first evaluate the constriction's damping effect by analyzing tide amplitude variations from the ocean to the basin. {A} simplified model for basin {WL} variation is developed, incorporating a dissipation parameter (}, keywords = {{E}stuary ; {W}ater level ; {T}ide ; {R}iver flow ; {D}ouala ; {CAMEROUN} ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}egional {S}tudies in {M}arine {S}cience}, volume = {73}, numero = {}, pages = {103468 [12 ]}, ISSN = {2352-4855}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103468}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090571}, }