Influence of particle shape and sorting upon sample size estimates for a coarse-grained upland stream

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 85-100

  Milan, David J ^a   Heritage, George L ^b   Large, Andrew R G ^a   Brunsdon, Christopher F ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluvial gravel; Freeze cores; Sample size; Sediments; Shape; Sorting; Truncation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAVEL; SAMPLING; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SORTING;

EID: 0033226507     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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