The calculation of flushing time for the upper Pasur River Estuary, Bangladesh

Dinesh Chandra Shaha; Yang-Ki Cho; Sampa Rani Kundu; Jahid Hasan; Farhana Haque; Mohammad Abdus Salam

doi:10.1007/s44195-022-00015-1

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (May 2022)

The calculation of flushing time for the upper Pasur River Estuary, Bangladesh

Dinesh Chandra Shaha,
Yang-Ki Cho,
Sampa Rani Kundu,
Jahid Hasan,
Farhana Haque,
Mohammad Abdus Salam

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Dinesh Chandra Shaha: Coastal and Marine Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
Yang-Ki Cho: School of Earth and Environmental Science/Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University
Sampa Rani Kundu: National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI)
Jahid Hasan: Coastal and Marine Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
Farhana Haque: Coastal and Marine Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
Mohammad Abdus Salam: Mohammad Abdus Salam, Department of Genetics and Fish Breeding, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44195-022-00015-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 33, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

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Key points The daily exchange volume decreased by eight times during dry season. Salt plug did not trap nutrients and deteriorate water quality. The e-folding flushing time scale included the tidal dispersion process.

Published in Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

ISSN: 1017-0839 (Print); 2311-7680 (Online)
Publisher: Springer
Country of publisher: Singapore
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Science: Physics: Geophysics. Cosmic physics
Website: https://www.springer.com/journal/44195

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