Factors influencing suspended sediment flux in the Upper Gulf of California

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 747-759

  Alvarez, L G ^a   Jones, S E ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravity currents; Gulf of California; Inverse estuaries; Sediment flux; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036526109     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0873     Document Type: Article

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