Transient tracer dynamics in a lattice-automaton model of bioturbation

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 813-833

  Reed, Daniel C ^a,b   Boudreau, Bernard P ^a   Huang, Katherine ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; DIFFUSION; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; TRACER; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 44449140908     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224007784219039     Document Type: Article

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