River sediment discharge to the oceans: Present-day controls and global budgets

American Journal of Science

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-295

  Ludwig, Wolfgang ^a   Probst, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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EID: 0032364177     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.298.4.265     Document Type: Article

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