Spatial variability in sedimentary processes on the Eel continental slope

Marine Geology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 243-254

  Alexander, Clark R ^a   Simoneau, Amy M ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

210Pb accumulation rate; Continental slope; Eel River; Grain size; Hemipelagic sedimentation; Mass flow; Northern California; Sea level; Sediment budget

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENTATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033514414     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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