234Th and 7Be as tracers for the sources of particles to the turbidity maximum of the Hudson River estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 629-645

  Feng, H ^a   Cochran, J K ^a   Hirschberg, D J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium 7; Hudson River estuary; Suspended sediments; Thorium 234; Turbidity maximum zone

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THORIUM ISOTOPE; TRACER; TURBIDITY;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033372605     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0547     Document Type: Article

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