Size sorting of fine-grained sediments during erosion: Results from the western Gulf of Lions

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1935-1946

  Law, B A ^a,b   Hill, P S ^b   Milligan, T G ^a   Curran, K J ^b   Wiberg, P L ^c   Wheatcroft, R A ^d  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive sediment; DIGS; Erodibility; Gust erosion chamber; Resuspension; Sand mud transition; Size specific mobility; Sortability; Sortable silt

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; CORE ANALYSIS; EROSION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; MOBILITY; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SHEAR STRESS; SORTING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GULF OF LION; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PYRENEES ORIENTALES; TET RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50849087384     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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