Freshwater flocculation of suspended sediments in the Yangtze River, China

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 371-386

  Guo, Leicheng ^a   He, Qing ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estuary; Flocculation; LISST 100; Suspended sediment; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL WATERS; FIELD SURVEYS; FRESHWATER RIVERS; GRAIN SIZE; IN-SITU; LISST-100; MEAN DIAMETER; REFLOCCULATION; RIVER SYSTEMS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; THREE GORGES DAM; YANGTZE RIVER; YANGTZE RIVER , CHINA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; FLOCCULATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAMETER; DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CHINA; HUBEI; THREE GORGES DAM; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 79955811713     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-011-0391-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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