Derivation of a grain-size proxy to aid the modelling and prediction of radionuclide activity in salt marshes and mud flats of the eastern Irish Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 511-518

  Clifton, J ^a   McDonald, P ^b   Plater, A ^c   Oldfield, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d PAGES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intertidal sediments; Irish Sea; Magnetic properties; Normalization; Particle size; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; MODELING; MUDFLAT; PREDICTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

IRISH SEA;

EID: 0033060816     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0461     Document Type: Article

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