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(2) The time it takes for any waterparcel of the sample to leave the lagoon through its outlet to the sea.<ref name="Dronkers">Dronkers J. and Zimmerman J.T.F. (1982). Some principles of mixing in tidal lagoons. Oceanologica Acta. ''Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Lagoons'' 107-117.</ref>}} | (2) The time it takes for any waterparcel of the sample to leave the lagoon through its outlet to the sea.<ref name="Dronkers">Dronkers J. and Zimmerman J.T.F. (1982). Some principles of mixing in tidal lagoons. Oceanologica Acta. ''Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Lagoons'' 107-117.</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:18, 6 February 2020
Definition of Residence time:
(1) The length of time that a substance remains in an organism or tissue, or in a particular compartment of an ecosystem.[1]
This is the common definition for Residence time, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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See: Seawater intrusion and mixing in estuaries
References
- ↑ Lincoln R., Boxshall G. and Clark P. (1998). A Dictonary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (2nd Ed), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 361pp.
- ↑ Dronkers J. and Zimmerman J.T.F. (1982). Some principles of mixing in tidal lagoons. Oceanologica Acta. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Lagoons 107-117.
