Regional patterns and local variations of sediment distribution in the Hudson River Estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 259-277

  Nitsche, F O ^a   Ryan, W B F ^a   Carbotte, S M ^a   Bell, R E ^a   Slagle, A ^a   Bertinado, C ^a   Flood, R ^c   Kenna, T ^a   McHugh, C ^a,b  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

estuarine sedimentation; Hudson River Estuary; seafloor mapping; sediment distribution; spatial variations

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; MULTIBEAM SONAR; REGIONAL PATTERN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIDESCAN SONAR;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845566721     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.07.021     Document Type: Article

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