Spatial and temporal variation in cohesive sediment erodibility in the York River estuary, eastern USA: A biologically influenced equilibrium modified by seasonal deposition

Marine Geology

Volumn 267, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 128-140

  Dickhudt, Patrick J ^a   Friedrichs, Carl T ^a   Schaffner, Linda C ^a   Sanford, Lawrence P ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

bioturbation; Chesapeake Bay; cohesive sediments; erosion; estuarine sedimentation; turbidity maximum; USA; York River

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CHESAPEAKE BAY; COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY MAXIMUM; USA; YORK RIVER;

CARBOHYDRATES; IGNEOUS ROCKS; PELLETIZING; RADIOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTENT;

ESTUARIES;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOTURBATION; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; EQUILIBRIUM; ERODIBILITY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTENT;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; YORK RIVER;

EID: 70449532027     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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