Sediment transport along the Cap de Creus Canyon flank during a mild, wet winter

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3221-3239

  Martin J ^a   De Madron, X Durrieu ^b   Puig, P ^a   Bourrin, F ^b   Palanques, A ^a   Houpert, L ^b   Higueras, M ^b   Sanchez Vidal, A ^c   Calafat, A M ^c   Canals, M ^c   Heussner, S ^b   Delsaut, N ^b   Sotin, C ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANYON; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER COLUMN; WIND DIRECTION; WINTER;

CAP DE CREUS; CATALONIA; GERONA [CATALONIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84877976334     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3221-2013     Document Type: Article

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