Comparison of horizontal and downward particle fluxes across canyons of the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean): Meteorological and hydrodynamical forcing

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1957-1970

  Bonnin, J ^a   Heussner, S ^a   Calafat, A ^b   Fabres, J ^b   Palanques, A ^c   Durrieu de Madron, X ^a   Canals, M ^b   Puig, P ^c   Avril, J ^a   Delsaut, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b P i Geociències Marines ^*  (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advection; Cascading; Continental margin; Event dominated; NW Mediterranean; Particle flux; Sediment transport; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BACKSCATTER; CLIMATE FORCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; METEOROLOGY; MOORING SYSTEM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEDIMENT TRAP; SENSOR; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; WATER COLUMN;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 50849142873     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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