Spatial-temporal distribution of salinity and temperature in the Oued Loukkos estuary Morocco: using vertical salinity gradient for estuary classification

摘要

BackgroundSeveral different classifications to characterize estuarine systems have been proposed. In this present paper, one of the most important estuaries in North Africa, the Oued Loukkos (Morocco), forms a case-study for proposing a systematic classification of this particular tidal estuary according to the vertical salinity gradient.