Characterization of energy gradient in enclosed bays of Ubatuba region, south-eastern Brazil

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 431-446

  De Mahiques, M M ^a   Tessler, M G ^a   Furtado, V V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bays; Brazil; Sedimentation; Sedimentological analysis; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

BAY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENERGETICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SEDIMENTATION;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO STATE; UBATUBA;

EID: 0032191650     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0368     Document Type: Article

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