@article{e8d7521e90264e87b8cc7fbcad9016fb,
title = "Physical and chemical environment of Khawr Mugsayl, a coastal lagoon in southern Oman",
abstract = "Khawrs of the arid Arabian Gulf are coastal lagoons, typically separated from the sea by a sand bar. This study describes and discusses the physical and chemical environment of a khawr in southern Oman. The physical and chemical conditions of the limnetic zone have been monitored for a period of 12-16 months and these conditions were also determined at five littoral sites for two pre-flood and one post-flood month. Depth profiles of selected parameters such as temperature, pH, salinity and dissolved oxygen were recorded on 2 sampling days during the dry months. The environmental conditions studied have been discussed in relation to the drainage characteristics, local rainfall and the flood event, a major controlling factor.",
keywords = "Arabia, Oman, arid zone, coastal lagoons, environment, limnetic, littoral, seasonality",
author = "Reginald Victor and Victor, {Jayanthi R.} and Clarke, {Nicholas V.}",
note = "Funding Information: We wish to thank the Technical Secretariat, Planning Committee for Development and Environment in the Governorate of Dhofar for funding this study. The Sultan Qaboos University is gratefully acknowledged for the research facilities provided. The other members of the University research team, Drs D. Clayton, B.P. Jupp, M. Idris, D.M. Roberts, S.A. Ghazanfar, D. Tobias and S.M. Farook are thanked for helping us in various ways. Dr S. Hanna, Department of Earth Sciences, explained the geology of the study area. Mr L. Hutton, Director of the Water Analysis Laboratory, Muscat and S. Basanayake, Salalah, both from the Ministry of Water Resources helped us with the analysis of water. Ms I. Dyras, TS-PCDEDG, is thanked for preparing the vegetation map of the khawr and Mr M. Al Belushi, Department of Earth Sciences, produced the sketch map. Mr R. Gabor, Department of Biology, is thanked for his assistance in typing the references and tables.",
year = "1997",
month = may,
doi = "10.1006/jare.1996.0232",
language = "English",
volume = "36",
pages = "1--14",
journal = "Journal of Arid Environments",
issn = "0140-1963",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
number = "1",
}