Effect of Tide on Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Some Physical and Chemicals Parameters in the Shallow Estuary of the Kienke River (Kribi Deep Sea Port Area, South Cameroon Coast) — Oak Academic Publishing
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Effect of Tide on Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Some Physical and Chemicals Parameters in the Shallow Estuary of the Kienke River (Kribi Deep Sea Port Area, South Cameroon Coast)
Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Association of Professionals in Coastal and Aquatics Management, Kribi, Cameroon
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Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Hydrography Service, Dredging Management Unit, Port Authority of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
1 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
2 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
3 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
4 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
5 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
6 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
7 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
8 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
9 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
10 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
11 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
12 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
13 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
14 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
15 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
16 Association of Professionals in Coastal and Aquatics Management, Kribi, Cameroon
17 Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
The aim of this study was to highlight the effect of tide on the variation of the physicochemical parameter in the Kienké estuary. Six (06) environmental variables were monitored at nine (09) stations with the time step of one hour from 7 am to 7 pm on 4 th August 2019. The hovmuller analysis showed that salinity, conductivity, total dissolved solids, and pH values increased during the flood phase and decreased during the ebb phase while oxygen concentration decreased during the flood and increased during the ebb phase. The stratification parameter has shown that the influx of seawater during high tide shifts the Kienké estuary from a well-mixed to a partially mixed environment.
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