Author(s)

Anselme Crépin Mama^1,2*, Willy Karol Bodo Abouga^1,2,3, Félix Besack¹, Firmin Landry Tadoum Bah^1,2, Stéphane Onla^1,2, Jennifer Cynthia Rachel Sissako Mongue^1,2, Frédéric Nkolo Mfoula^1,2, Fabius Kouegan¹, Durand Bernadin Djombe Kammen¹, Dorine Mara Ngo Nola^1,2, Ginette Thérèse Atoukoh Dingong^1,2, Laeticia Ingrig Ntangyong^1,2, Gervais Mani¹, Rose Eulalie Bekono Beyala¹, Josué Junior Manga Tchogom^1,2, Elcy Rhode Guiadem², Lawrence Mbeng Oben¹

¹Department of Oceanography, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, The University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
²Association of Professionals in Coastal and Aquatics Management, Kribi, Cameroon.
³Hydrography Service, Dredging Management Unit, Port Authority of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.

The aim of this study was to highlight the effect of tide on the variation of the physicochemical parameter in the Kienké estuary. Six (06) environmental variables were monitored at nine (09) stations with the time step of one hour from 7 am to 7 pm on 4^th August 2019. The hovmuller analysis showed that salinity, conductivity, total dissolved solids, and pH values increased during the flood phase and decreased during the ebb phase while oxygen concentration decreased during the flood and increased during the ebb phase. The stratification parameter has shown that the influx of seawater during high tide shifts the Kienké estuary from a well-mixed to a partially mixed environment.

Kienké Estuary, Environmental Variables, Flood, Ebb, Stratification Parame-ter

Mama, A. , Abouga, W. , Besack, F. , Bah, F. , Onla, S. , Mongue, J. , Mfoula, F. , Kouegan, F. , Kammen, D. , Nola, D. , Dingong, G. , Ntangyong, L. , Mani, G. , Beyala, R. , Tchogom, J. , Guiadem, E. and Oben, L. (2022) Effect of Tide on Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Some Physical and Chemicals Parameters in the Shallow Estuary of the Kienke River (Kribi Deep Sea Port Area, South Cameroon Coast). Open Journal of Marine Science, 12, 185-199. doi: 10.4236/ojms.2022.124011.