The Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel.

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Abstract:

Among British estuaries, that of the Severn, which together with other contributory rivers, develops into the more complex Bristol Channel, is one of the largest. Historically, it has played an important part in the development of the major industrial centres of Bristol, Gloucester, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea. Proposals for future development, notably expressed in the Severnside Feasibility Study 1971, suggest a much greater potential utilisation of the estuary and its hinterland. The geomorphological characteristics of the area, and especially the high energy conditions of the estuary, make it of singular scientific interest.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM)
Supplementary Note:
Prepared in cooperation with Bristol Univ. (England) and University Coll. of Swansea (Wales).
Pagination:
0022

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
Pub-Ser-C-9
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*ESTUARIES, WATER WAVES, INDUSTRIES, GEOLOGY, WATER POLLUTION, PLANNING, STORMS, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, HYDROGRAPHY, SURGES, GEOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY, TIDES, WATER CHEMISTRY, SEDIMENTOLOGY, UNITED KINGDOM
Field(s)/Group(s):
Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology, Geography
Keyword(s):
*Bristol channel, *Severn river(Great Britain)
Report Date:
1972 Dec 01