Aggregate studies in the benthic boundary layer at a continental margin

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 143-146

  Thomsen, Laurenz ^a   Ritzrau, Will ^b  

^a GHOMAR   (Germany)

^b SFB 313 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

aggregates; benthic boundary layer; particle size; video pictures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030441684     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1385-1101(96)90784-4     Document Type: Article

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