Controlling factors of rhythmic sedimentation processes on an intertidal estuarine mudflat - Role of the turbidity maximum in the macrotidal Seine estuary, France

Marine Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 151-164

  Deloffre, J ^a   Lafite, R ^a   Lesueur, P ^b   Verney, R ^a   Lesourd, S ^c   Cuvilliez, A ^a   Taylor, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intertidal mudflat; river flow; Seine estuary; tidal cycles; turbidity maximum; waves

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL MUDFLAT; RIVER FLOW; SEINE ESTUARY; TIDAL CYCLES; TURBIDITY MAXIMUM;

DATA ACQUISITION; ESTUARIES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TSUNAMIS; TURBIDITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

SEDIMENTATION;

ALTIMETER; DEPOSITION; EROSION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SEINE ESTUARY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751532948     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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