An improved method for evaluating the seasonal variability of total suspended sediment flux field in the Yellow and East China Seas

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Pang, Chongguang ^a   Yu, Wei ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Han, Danxiu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Regression equation; Seasonal variability; Suspended sediment flux field; Yellow and East China Seas

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954508212     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(11)60071-1     Document Type: Article

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