Source and dispersal of suspended sediment in the macro-tidal Gulf of Kachchh

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 708-719

  Ramaswamy, V ^a   Nath, B Nagender ^a   Vethamony, P ^a   Illangovan, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Grain size; Gulf of Kachchh; Rubidium; Sediment transport and dispersal; Suspended sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLAY MINERALS; DISPERSIONS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; RIVERS; RUBIDIUM; TURBIDITY;

CLAY MINERALOGY; GULF OF KACHCHH; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS (SSC);

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

RIVER WATER; SEA WATER;

CLAY MINERAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; RESUSPENSION; RUBIDIUM; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT;

ARTICLE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDE;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF KUTCH; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 34249664942     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.01.026     Document Type: Article

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