A note on a mineralogical analysis of the sediments associated with the Plata River and Patos Lagoon outflows

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1687-1691

  Campos, Edmo J D ^a   Mulkherjee, Swapna ^a   Piola, Alberto R ^b   de Carvalho, Flavio M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Fresh water plume; Rio de la Plata; Southwest Atlantic Continental Shelf

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP WATER; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER; MINERALOGY; RIVER WATER; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER MASS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BRAZIL; PATOS LAGOON; RIO DE LA PLATA; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 46149118423     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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