Grain size analysis of sediments from the northern Andaman Sea: Comparison of laser diffraction and sieve-pipette techniques

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1000-1009

  Ramaswamy, V ^a   Rao, P S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Ayeyarwady continental shelf; Marine sediments; Size calibration relationship

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAIN SIZE; LASER METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT;

ANDAMAN SEA; AYEYARWADY SHELF; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33746824567     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0162.1     Document Type: Article

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