Storm influence on SPM concentrations in a coastal turbidity maximum area with high anthropogenic impact (southern North Sea)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1417-1427

  Fettweis, Michael ^a   Francken, Frederic ^a   Van den Eynde, Dries ^a   Verwaest, Toon ^b   Janssens, Job ^b   Van Lancker, Vera ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b FLANDERS HYDRAULICS RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Southern North Sea; Storm influence; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MUD; SAMPLING; SHEAR STRESS; STORM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIDAL CURRENT; TURBIDITY; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS; WIND DIRECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELGIUM; NORTH SEA;

EID: 77954620022     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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