Hyperpycnal sediment discharge from semiarid southern California rivers: Implications for coastal sediment budgets

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 781-784

  Warrick, Jonathan A ^a   Milliman, John D ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperpycnal; River plume; Southern California; Suspended sediment; Transverse Range

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENT DISCHARGE;

BUOYANCY; COASTAL ZONES; SAND; TURBIDITY;

SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141795539     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19671.1     Document Type: Article

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