Controls on spatial patterns of sediment deposition across a macro-tidal salt marsh surface over single tidal cycles

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 64-86

  van Proosdij, Danika ^a   Davidson Arnott, Robin G D ^b   Ollerhead, Jeff ^c  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bay of Fundy; Canada; GIS; macro tidal; New Brunswick; salt marsh; sediment deposition; spatial scale; wave action

Indexed keywords

ARCVIEW; BACKSCATTER; DEPOSITION; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TRANSDUCER; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY;

EID: 33745904440     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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