Catastrophic discharge of fluvial sediment to the ocean: Evidence of Jøkulhlaups events in the Alsek Sea Valley, southeast Alaska (USA)

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 236, Issue , 1996, Pages 367-379

  Milliman, John D ^a   Snow, Jennifer ^b,c   Jaeger, John ^d   Nittrouer, Charles A ^d  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOODS; RAIN; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

ALSEK SEA VALLEY; CATASTROPHIC DISCHARGES; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; OCEAN;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 3743148322     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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