Sediment dynamics in a submarine canyon: A case of river-sea interaction

Marine Geology

Volumn 207, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 55-81

  Liu, James T ^a   Lin, Hui Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

lithogenic and nonlithogenic particles; particle size; river sea system; sediment source and delivery; sediment transport; submarine canyon; Taiwan; typhoon

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS; LITHOGENIC SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT DYNAMICS; SHELF SOURCES;

DATA ACQUISITION; FLOODS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

FRESHWATER INPUT; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUBMARINE CANYON; TYPHOON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 3042842282     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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