The role of wave-induced density-driven fluid mud flows for cross-shelf transport on the Eel River continental shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2113-2140

  Traykovski, P ^a   Geyer, W R ^a   Irish, J D ^a   Lynch, J F ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Eel River; Fluid; Mud; Sediment dynamics; Sediment gravity flows; Sediment transport; Shelf sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOODING; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISPERSION; MUDFLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAVE-SEAFLOOR INTERACTION;

UNITED STATES;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0033729201     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00071-6     Document Type: Article

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