Concept information

hydrosphere > water (geographic) > surface water > transitional waters

Preferred term

transitional waters  

Definition

  • waters between the land and sea, including fjords, estuaries, lagoons, deltas and rias

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Improved definition (EN only): bodies of surface water in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline in character as a result of their proximity to coastal waters but which are substantially influnced by freshwater flows

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15312

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