Flocculation and sedimentation in the ACE Basin, South Carolina

Estuaries

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 734-744

  Milligan, T G ^a   Kineke, G C ^b   Blake, A C ^b,e   Alexander, C R ^c   Hill, P S ^d  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOCCULATION; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENTATION;

ASHEPOO RIVER; EDISTO RIVER; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034754706     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352881     Document Type: Article

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