Oceanic flood deposits on the northern California shelf: Large-scale distribution and small-scale physical properties

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2163-2190

  Wheatcroft, R A ^a   Borgeld, J C ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Continental shelves; River discharge; Sediment dynamics; Sediment properties; USA

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSIT; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNITED STATES; WATER DEPTH;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOOD DEPOSIT; FLOODING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0033729401     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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