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dc.contributor.authorNehama, Fialho P.J.-
dc.contributor.authorReason, Chris J.C.-
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-24T09:27:08Z-
dc.date.available2022-11-24T09:27:08Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.repositorio.uem.mz/handle258/719-
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWIOMSAen_US
dc.rightsembargoedAcessen_US
dc.subjectRiver plumeen_US
dc.subjectfield observationen_US
dc.subjectCTD profilesen_US
dc.subjectZambezien_US
dc.titleMorphology of the Zambezi River Plume on the Sofala Bank, Mozambiqueen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.description.resumoHydrographic data collected in the vicinity of the Zambezi River plume between 2004 and 2007 is discussed alongside historical data to infer the plume morphology. Our strategy involved the establishment of 73 CTD stations. Satellite-derived wind speed data and river discharge measurements at an upriver gauging station were also analysed. The plume dispersion patterns indicated a tendency in its progressive propagation to move both equatorward and poleward. This tendency was not explored in previous studies and places the Zambezi River plume in a short list of plumes across the globe that propagate in a direction opposite to the phase speed of long internal waves. The plume’s vertical structure was found to be surface-advected when the freshwater discharge measured at Tete was less than 2000 m3/s, and bottom-advected under larger discharges. A clear distinction was found between the plumes of the Zambezi and Licungo Rivers, characterised downstream past the mouth of the Licungo River.en_US
dc.journalWIO Journal of Marine Scienceen_US
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