Nearshore erosion by combined ice scouring and near-bottom currents in eastern Hudson Bay, Canada

Marine Geology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 253-266

  Héquette, Arnaud ^a   Tremblay, Patrick ^b   Hill, Philip R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hudson Bay; Sea ice; Seabed erosion

Indexed keywords

CANADA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT;

BOTTOM CURRENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; EROSION; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SEA ICE;

CANADA;

EID: 0344848743     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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