Sediment dynamics in the Gulf of Lions: The impact of extreme events

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1867-1876

  Durrieu de Madron, Xavier ^a   Wiberg, Patricia L ^b   Puig, Pere ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

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EID: 50849130591     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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