Regression analysis of physical and geotechnical properties of surface marine sediments

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-220

  Lu, Tiesong ^a   Bryant, William R ^a   Slowey, Niall C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Gassy sediment; Regression analysis; Sediment properties

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

BALTIC SEA; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE MARINE SEDIMENTS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0032129077     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641199809379967     Document Type: Article

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