Gravity-driven sediment transport on continental shelves: A status report

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 2092-2107

  Wright, L D ^a   Friedrichs, C T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid mud; Sediment transport; Subaqueous delta; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITION; FLOOD DEPOSIT; GRAVITY FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AMAZON RIVER; ASIA; ATCHAFALAYA BASIN; AUSTRALASIA; CALIFORNIA SHELF; CHINA; EEL SHELF; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; FLY RIVER; GANGES DELTA; GISBORNE; ITALY; KLAMATH BASIN; LOUISIANA; MAD RIVER; MELANESIA; MISSISSIPPI BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ISLAND; OHIO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PO BASIN; RHONE BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES; WAIAPU RIVER; WAIPAOA RIVER; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 33750336798     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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