The role of physicochemical processes in controlling sediment transport and deposition in turbidity currents

Marine Geology

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Packman, A I ^a   Jerolmack, D ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flocculation; Particle particle interactions; Sediment transport; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTROSTATICS; IONIC STRENGTH; KAOLIN; SALINE WATER; TURBIDITY;

SALINITY; TURBIDITY CURRENTS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DEPOSITION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DEPOSITION; KAOLINITE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILICA; TURBIDITY CURRENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 1242322095     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00359-1     Document Type: Article

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