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18. Cantabrian Estuaries

Authors : Germán Flor-Blanco, Germán Flor

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Abstract

Asturias and Cantabria are two Spanish regions (southern Bay of Biscay, NW Iberian Peninsula) with a W-E cliff coast along 422 km. It contains more than 50 estuaries with different features and stages of evolution, including the Rías in Galicia. They have very varied sizes and lengths (Fig. 18.1) as well as sediment types; they are linked to short rivers and, in general, high and low waters allow during high spring tides that mixing waters achieve variable lengths of 5–15 km. This study is focused to join the different studies about Asturias and Cantabria estuaries from the point of view of morphodynamic and sedimentation behavior. Fortunately, in these regions, there are many examples with particular features that can understand the evolution of these sensitive systems to any natural or anthropogenic changes.

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Metadata
Title
Cantabrian Estuaries
Authors
Germán Flor-Blanco
Germán Flor
Copyright Year
2019
Book
The Spanish Coastal Systems

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-93168-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-93169-2

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2_18