The offshore export of sand during exceptional discharge from California rivers

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 787-790

  Warrick, Jonathan A ^a   Barnard, Patrick L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TECTONICS; CALIFORNIA; COASTAL WATERSHEDS; HYPERPYCNAL PLUMES; LITTORAL CELL; PLUME BEHAVIOR; RESUPPLY; RIVER DELTAS; RIVER SANDS; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SANTA CLARA; SUBMARINE CANYON;

COASTAL ZONES; FLOODS; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; RIVERS; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; FLOOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUBMARINE CANYON;

CALIFORNIA; SAN LORENZO RIVER; SANTA CLARA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866275321     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G33115.1     Document Type: Article

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