Qualitative model of sediment dispersal and heavy mineral distribution in North Cardigan Bay, Irish Sea

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-159

  Paulsen, Sean C ^a   Owen, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal processes; Geochemical modeling; Marine geochemistry; Placers

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COASTAL ZONES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLACERS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILICATES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALUMINOSILICATES; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GLACIAL MATERIAL; HEAVY MINERAL DISTRIBUTION; IRISH SEA; LACUSTRINE AREAS; MARINE AREAS; NORTH CARDIGAN BAY; Q MODE FACTOR ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT DISPERSAL;

NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

COASTAL PROCESSES; DISPERSAL MODEL; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; HEAVY MINERAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; PLACERS; SEDIMENT DISPERSAL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

IRISH SEA, CARDIGAN BAY; UK, WALES, CARDIGAN BAY;

EID: 0029666608     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641199609388308     Document Type: Article

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