Episodic suspended sediment transport and elevated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in a small, mountainous river in coastal california

River Research and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 919-932

  Conaway, C H ^a,b   Draut, A E ^a   Echols, K R ^c   Storlazzi, C D ^a   Ritchie, A ^a,d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hysteresis; Monterey Bay; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); San Lorenzo River; Sediment load; Small, mountainous rivers; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYSTERESIS; PAH; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; SAN LORENZO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883745581     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2582     Document Type: Article

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