Depositional dynamics in a river diversion receiving basin: The case of the West Bay Mississippi River Diversion

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Kolker, Alexander S ^a   Miner, Michael D ^b   Weathers, H Dallon ^b  

^a LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium 7; Deltaic sedimentation; Mississippi River Delta; River diversion; Sediment dynamics; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RIVER BANK; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT BUDGET;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861974355     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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