Impact of extreme river events on the coastal ocean

Oceanography

Volumn 13, Issue SPL. ISS. 3, 2000, Pages 85-92

  Imran, Jasim ^a   Syvitski, James P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0001929648     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2000.17     Document Type: Article

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