Onshore transport of shelf sediments into the netravati-gurpur estuary, West Coast of India: Geochemical evidence and implications

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 331-340

  Shankar, R ^a   Manjunatha, B R ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Estuarine front; geochemistry; onshore transport; siltation

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE FRONT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ONSHORE TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILTATION; SILTING;

INDIA, KARNATAKA, NETRAVATI-GURPUR ESTUARY;

EID: 0030619391     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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