Settling velocity, effective density, and mass composition of suspended sediment in a coastal bottom boundary layer, Gulf of Lions, France

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10-11, 2007, Pages 1408-1421

  Curran, K J ^a   Hill, P S ^a   Milligan, T G ^b   Mikkelsen, O A ^c   Law, B A ^b   Durrieu de Madron, X ^d   Bourrin, F ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Effective density; Fine sediment; Flocs; France; Gulf of Lions; Mass composition; Particle size distribution; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34249666191     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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