Sediment accumulation along a glacially impacted mountainous coastline: north-east Gulf of Alaska

Basin Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 155-173

  Jaeger, John M ^a,c   Nittrouer, Charles A ^a   Scott, Nicole D ^b   Milliman, John D ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; TECTONICS;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031697384     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2117.1998.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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