Hydrometeorology and variability of water discharge and sediment load in the inner gulf of Honduras, western Caribbean

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 985-995

  Thattai, Deeptha ^a   Kjerfve, Björn ^a   Heyman, W D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT YIELD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS;

EID: 0842279763     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2003)004<0985:HAVOWD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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