Sea-bed mixing and particle residence times in biologically and physically dominated estuarine systems: A comparison of lower Chesapeake Bay and the York River subestuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 777-795

  Dellapenna, T M ^a   Kuehl, S A ^a   Schaffner, L C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Bioturbation; Cesium; Chesapeake Bay; Estuarine sedimentation; Lead; Radioisotope; Residence time

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MIXING PROCESS; RESIDENCE TIME; SEDIMENT MIXING; SEDIMENTATION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; USA; VIRGINIA; YORK ESTUARY;

EID: 0032103271     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0316     Document Type: Article

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