The circulation of the lower Capibaribe Estuary (Brazil) and its implications for the transport of scalars

Abstract The Capibaribe Estuary is a water body that crosses the Recife Metropolitan Area (RMA), one of the largest population centers in Brazil, and causes large pollutant loads and poor water quality. The fresh water inflow of wastewater from the RMA can account for three times the volume of the r...

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Main Authors: Carlos Augusto França Schettini, Josineide B. de Miranda, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, Eliane C. Truccolo, Ernesto C. Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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