Wave-current bedform scales, orientation, and migration on Sable Island Bank

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Smyth, Carolyn E ^a,b   Li, M Z ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MARTES ZIBELLINA;

EID: 19844382292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002569     Document Type: Article

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