Influence of salinity, bottom topography, and tides on locations of estuarine turbidity maxima in northern San Francisco Bay

Proceedings in Marine Science

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2000, Pages 343-357

  Schoellhamer, D H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 77956709306     PISSN: 15682692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-2692(00)80130-8     Document Type: Article

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