Rate of coastal transport along the southeastern mediterranean coast during storms using water hyacinth

Ehud Galili; Mina Weinstein-Evron

doi:10.1007/BF02430431

Rate of coastal transport along the southeastern mediterranean coast during storms using water hyacinth

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The current study provides a potential method for measuring current velocities during storms. Water hyacinth debris, carried from the Nile outlet area by the offshore current, are washed ashore along the Israeli coasts after southwesterly winter storms. The impact of the offshore current and wind on the floating debris is such that storms of five days duration are sufficient to transport plants from the Nile to the Carmel coast, a distance of about 400 km. The available information indicates a high rate of transport in the southeastern Mediterranean.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-108
Number of pages	6
Journal	Geo-Marine Letters
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02430431
State	Published - Jun 1989

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Oceanography
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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