Spatial variability of bottom types in the lower Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries and inner shelf

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 765-784

  Wright, L D ^a   Prior, D B ^b   Hobbs, C H ^a   Byrne, R J ^a   Boon, J D ^a   Schaffner, L C ^a   Green, M O ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic environment; bottom topography; boundary layers; Chesapeake Bay; continental shelf; estuaries; side scan sonar

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FLOW OF WATER - BOUNDARY LAYER; RIVERS - ESTUARIES; SONAR; SURFACES - ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT;

LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY;

COASTAL ZONES;

EID: 0023509520     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7714(87)90151-X     Document Type: Article

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