Fine-sediment dynamics in the Mekong River Estuary, Vietnam

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 565-582

  Wolanski, Eric ^a   Huan, Nguyen Ngoc ^b   Dao, Le Trong ^b   Nhan, Nguyen Huu ^c   Thuy, Nguyen Ngoc ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Hydrometeorological Service   (Viet Nam)

^c Hydrometeorological Service   (Viet Nam)

^d Institute of Applied Material Science   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Mekong Delta; salinity intrusion; salt wedge; sediments; siltation; turbidity maximum

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ESTUARY; FINE SEDIMENT; SALINITY INTRUSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

VIETNAM, MEKONG ESTUARY;

EID: 0030274335     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0088     Document Type: Article

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