Mudflats and mud suspension observed from satellite data in French Guiana

Marine Geology

Volumn 208, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 153-168

  Froidefond, J M ^a   Lahet, F ^b   Hu, C ^c   Doxaran, D ^a   Guiral, D ^b   Prost, M T ^d   Ternon, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Inst Rech Pour Le Devmt B   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon River; French Guiana; mud bank; remote sensing; suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENTS; MUD SUSPENSIONS; SATELLITE IMAGES; TURBID PLUMES;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SATELLITE INTERCEPTION; SURVEYING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WAVES;

GEOLOGY;

MANGROVE; MUDBANK; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPOT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3543064673     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.04.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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