Sediment dynamics in the lowermost Mississippi River

Engineering Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 457-479

  Mossa, Joann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRAULICS; RIVER DIVERSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER SUPPLY;

SEDIMENT DIVERSIONS; SEDIMENT DYNAMICS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CHANNEL ENGINEERING; RIVER SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

USA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI RIVER;

EID: 0030438063     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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