Hyperpycnal discharge of fluvial sediment to the ocean: Impact of super-typhoon herb (1996) on Taiwanese rivers

Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 503-516

  Milliman, John D ^a   Kao, Shuh Ji ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TYPHOON;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 24744460947     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431906     Document Type: Article

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