Classification, grainsize relations and sediment distributions inferred from visual sediment descriptions on ran hydrographic office bathymetry charts of the northern great barrier reef lagoon

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 501-514

  Hamilton, L J ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Descriptors; Grainsize distribution; Great barrier reef; Nomenclature; Surficial sediments

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; GRAIN SIZE; MARINE SEDIMENT; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033178061     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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