Sediment and pollutant transport in the Northern Gulf of Cadiz: A multi-proxy approach

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-23

  Gonzalez, R ^a   Araujo M F ^b   Burdloff, D ^b   Cachao M ^c   Cascalho, J ^d   Corredeira, C ^b   Dias, J M A ^a   Fradique, C ^d   Ferreira, J ^e   Gomes, C ^f   Machado, A ^f   Mendes, I ^a   Rocha, F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^e Geology Centre Rua   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Elemental analysis; Guadiana River; Gulf of Cadiz; Heavy metals; Heavy minerals; Nannoplankton; Sediment transport; Sedimentary components

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA STRUCTURES; HEAVY METALS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION;

GUADIANA RIVER; GULF OF CADIZ; HEAVY MINERALS; NANNOPLANKTONS; SEDIMENTARY COMPONENTS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CRETACEOUS; DATA SET; FLOOD; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY MINERAL; NANOPLANKTON; PLIOCENE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; TYPE SPECIMEN; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA ESTUARY; GUADIANA RIVER; GULF OF CADIZ; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348882857     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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