Sediment deposition, accumulation, and seabed dynamics in an energetic fine-grained coastal environment

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 787-815

  Kuehl, Steven A ^a,e   Nittrouer, Charles A ^b   Allison, Mead A ^b,f   Faria, L Ercilio C ^c   Dukat, David A ^e   Jaeger, John M ^b   Pacioni, Thomas D ^e   Figueiredo, Alberto G ^d   Underkoffler, Ellen C ^e  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMAZON; COASTS; DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SEA BED BEHAVIOUR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

WATER;

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MUD; RESUSPENSION; SEABED DYNAMICS; SHELF SEDIMENTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DYNAMICS; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TRAVEL;

ATLANTIC, AMAZON CONTINENTAL SHELF; ATLANTIC, AMAZON SHELF;

EID: 0029656646     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-4343(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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