Suspended sediment exchange through the sub-tropical Richmond River estuary, Australia: A balance approach

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 579-586

  Hossain, S ^a   Eyre, B ^b  

^a Gold Coast City Council   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuarine system; Sediment exchange; Sediment suspension

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; MASS BALANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; RICHMOND RIVER;

EID: 0036806246     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0925     Document Type: Article

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