Climate vs. anthropogenic changes in North Adriatic shelf sediments influenced by freshwater runoff

Climate Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 167-179

  Alvisi, Francesca ^a   Frignani, M ^a   Brunetti, M ^b   Maugeri, M ^c   Nanni, T ^b   Albertazzi, S ^a   Ravaioli, M ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adige River; Adriatic Sea; Italy; Land sea interactions; Precipitation; River hydrology; Sediment records

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

COUPLING; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; POROSITY; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ADIGE RIVER; ADRIATIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747795285     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr031167     Document Type: Article

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