In situ observations of floc settling velocities in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Marine Geology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 85-94

  Hill, Paul S ^a   Syvitski, James P ^b   Cowan, Ellen A ^c   Powell, Ross D ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Effective density; Fjords; Flocculation; Plume; Sedimentation; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

FLOC; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SETTLING VELOCITY;

USA, ALASKA, GLACIER BAY;

EID: 0032007384     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00109-6     Document Type: Article

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