The stability of sublittoral, fine-grained sediments in a subarctic estuary

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Amos, Carl L ^a   Sutherland, T F ^b   Zevenhuizen, J ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Orca Marine Geological Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERODIBILITY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION; ESTUARY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENTS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT STABILITY; SUBARCTIC ESTUARY;

CANADA, HUDSON BAY, MANITOUNUK SOUND; HUDSON BAY, MANITOUNUK SOUND;

EID: 0029769352     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb01455.x     Document Type: Article

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