Surficial sediments of hamilton harbour: physical properties and basin morphology

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 529-551

  Rukavina, N A ^a   Versteeg, J K ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b JK Versteeg Paterson Grant/WL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hamilton harbour; Physical properties; Surficial sediments

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILT;

BASIN MORPHOLOGY; DISTURBED SANDY MUDS; GRAIN SIZE STATISTICS; HAMILTON HARBOUR; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; WATER CONTENT;

PORTS AND HARBORS;

EID: 0029710745     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1996.030     Document Type: Article

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