Accurate assessment of the type and extent of water pollution is a difficult and complicated
task. Therefore, the use of the Water Quality Index (WQI) proves to be a useful tool, as this …

The thermal structure of a lake is strongly associated its hydrodynamics and climatic
conditions, and is an important basis to understand the physical, chemical, and ecological …

The palaeolimnological conditions of Mirim Lagoon, a large coastal shallow lagoon under
the influence of historical human impacts related to the development of the primary sector of …

This study aims to employ a combination of numerical models to simulate bed evolution
under various operational strategies within two navigation channels in Mirim Lagoon, Brazil …

The distribution and accumulation of rare earth elements (REE) in the labile fraction of
sediment cores collected from salt marshes in the Patos Lagoon estuary from southern …

Abstract The Mirim and Patos Lagoons form the largest lagoon complex in South America.
Wind is one of the dominant climatic elements of circulation and water levels in the basin …

This study addresses the surface sediment composition and distribution in Mirim Lagoon, a
large coastal shallow transboundary system located on the border of South Brazil and …

The Patos Lagoon coastal plume is a small-scale outflow that is strongly controlled by
meteorological tides. However, the riverine discharge of the lagoon is subject to high …

Coastal lagoons are among the most important, but also threatened, marine systems of our
planet. Rainfall, wind, seawater, and freshwater discharges control water circulation in …

The São Gonçalo Channel, located in the south of Brazil, is responsible for connecting the
Mirim Lagoon to the Patos Lagoon, constituting the largest coastal lagoon system in Latin …