Determination of the residence time of suspended particles in the turbidity maximum of the Loire estuary by 7Be analysis

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 553-568

  Ciffroy, Philippe ^a   Reyss, Jean Louis ^b   Siclet, Françoise ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Loire estuary; Residence time; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; RESIDENCE TIME; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

FRANCE; LOIRE ESTUARY;

EID: 0042879609     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00339-6     Document Type: Article

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