Dry season suspended sediment concentration and sedimentation in the Richmond River estuary, northern NSW, Australia

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-211

  Hossain, Shahadat ^a   Eyre, Bradley D ^b   McConchie, David ^b  

^a Gold Coast City Council   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTUARIES; HYDROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

DRY SEASON; FLUSHING TIMES;

SOILS;

ESTUARY; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED LOAD;

DRY SEASON; ESTUARY; LOW FLOW; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; RICHMOND RIVER;

EID: 2342576341     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR03093     Document Type: Article

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