Sediment resuspension in the Lagoon of Venice: Short-term observations of natural and anthropogenic processes

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband

Volumn 141, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-15

  Ciavola, Paolo ^a,b  

^a Polo Scientifico Blocco B ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGOON; RESUSPENSION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WIND WAVE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 33845208379     PISSN: 00442798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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