Seabed mapping and characterization of sediment variability using the usSEABED data base

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 614-633

  Goff, John A ^a   Jenkins, Chris J ^b   Jeffress Williams, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Database; Grain size; Kriging; Semivariogram; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATABASE; GRAIN SIZE; LABORATORY METHOD; MAPPING METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEAFLOOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39149108473     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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