Distribution of biologic, anthropogenic, and volcanic constituents as a proxy for sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System

Marine Geology

Volumn 345, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-142

  McGann, Mary ^a   Erikson, Li ^b   Wan, Elmira ^a   Powell, Charles ^a   Maddocks, Rosalie F ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic constituents; Foraminifera; San Francisco Bay; Tephra

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CONSTITUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; FORAMINIFERA; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PATHWAYS; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; TEPHRA;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOTA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FORAMINIFERA; GRAIN SIZE; ORGANIC CARBON; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TEPHRA; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84887161826     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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