Controls on effective settling velocity of suspended sediment in the Eel River flood plume

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2095-2111

  Hill, Paul S ^a   Milligan, Timothy G ^b   Geyer, W Rockwell ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

124 40'W; 124 W; 40 15'N; 41 N; California; Eel River; Flocculation; Floods; Image processing; Sediment transport; Shelf sedimentation; USA

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; FLOODING; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES;

CURRENT VELOCITY; FLOCCULATION; FLOOD; PARTICLE SETTLING; RIVER PLUME; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0033729681     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00064-9     Document Type: Article

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