Origin of Amazon mudbanks along the northeastern coast of South America

Marine Geology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 241-256

  Allison, Mead A ^a   Lee, Michael T ^d   Ogston, Andrea S ^b   Aller, Robert C ^c  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon River; Brazil; Mangrove; Sediment transport; South America

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LANDFORM; MUDBANK; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034652476     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00120-6     Document Type: Article

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