Hydrodynamical dispersion of dredged materials sequestered on the abyssal seafloor

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 305-318

  Gallacher, Patrick C ^a   Hogan, Patrick J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Deep sea environment; Isolation; Northwest Atlantic; Numerical models; Ocean circulation; Radioactive tracers

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; DISPERSION; DREDGE SPOIL; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEAN DUMPING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEAFLOOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031717416     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(97)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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