Flux and fate of small mountainous rivers derived sediments into the Taiwan Strait

Marine Geology

Volumn 256, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 65-76

  Liu, J P ^a   Liu, C S ^b   Xu, K H ^c   Milliman, J D ^c   Chiu, J K ^b   Kao, S J ^d   Lin, S W ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^d ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chirp Sonar; Choshui River; hyperpycnal; subaqueous delta; Taiwan Strait

Indexed keywords

CHIRP SONAR; CHOSHUI RIVER; HYPERPYCNAL; SUBAQUEOUS DELTA; TAIWAN STRAIT;

GEOMAGNETISM; METAL REFINING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILT; SONAR; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

SEDIMENTATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; CHOSHUI RIVER; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN; TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 56949087973     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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