Hurricane-associated ebb-tidal delta sediment dynamics

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 851-854

  Miner, Michael D ^a   Kulp, Mark A ^b   FitzGerald, Duncan M ^c   Georgiou, Ioannis Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b University of New Orleans   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC DATA; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BEFORE AND AFTER; COASTAL EVOLUTION; EBB CHANNELS; HURRICANE SEASON; KATRINA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; SEDIMENT DYNAMIC; SEDIMENT RETENTION; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SHOREFACE; TIDAL INLET;

BATHYMETRY; EROSION; HURRICANES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; COASTAL EVOLUTION; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; EROSION; HURRICANE EVENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL INLET;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349141350     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25466A.1     Document Type: Article

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