Wind-driven estuarine turbidity maxima in Mandovi Estuary, central west coast of India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-377

  Kessarkar, Pratima M ^a   Purnachandra Rao, V ^a   Shynu, R ^a   Ahmad, Ishfaq Mir ^a   Mehra, Prakash ^a   Michael, G S ^a   Sundar, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Estuarine sedimentation; Monsoons; Suspended particulate matter; Turbidity maximum; Winds

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MONSOON; SALINITY; SEA BREEZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRADE WIND; TURBIDITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GOA; INDIA; MANDOVI ESTUARY; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349792839     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-009-0026-5     Document Type: Article

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