Magnitude and variability of Holocene sediment accumulation in Santa Monica Bay, California

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 151-176

  Sommerfield, Christopher K ^a   Lee, Homa J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Geochronology; Holocene; Marine geology; Radiocarbon; Sediment pollution; Sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLLUTION;

SEDIMENT CHRONOLOGIES;

SEDIMENT TRAPS;

CARBON 14; LEAD 210;

CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL WATER; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOLOCENE; NONHUMAN; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA MONICA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037410972     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00329-X     Document Type: Article

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