Observations of storm and river flood-driven sediment transport on the northern California continental shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2141-2162

  Ogston, A S ^a,b   Cacchione, D A ^b,c   Sternberg, R W ^a   Kineke, G C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Woods Hole Group   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Eel River shelf; Flood sedimentation; Fluid mud; Fluidized sediment flows; Sediment resuspension; Shelf sedimentation; STRATAFORM. Regional: USA

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOOD; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0033738917     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00065-0     Document Type: Article

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