Factors controlling floc settling velocity along a longitudinal estuarine transect

Marine Geology

Volumn 345, Issue , 2013, Pages 266-280

  Manning, A J ^a,b,c   Schoellhamer, D H ^d,e  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive sediment; Flocculation; INSSEV LF; Macrofloc; Mass settling flux; Mixed sediment; San Francisco Bay; Settling velocity; Suspended sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; INSSEV-LF; MACROFLOC; MIXED SEDIMENTS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SETTLING FLUXES; SETTLING VELOCITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

ESTUARIES; FLOCCULATION; LONGITUDINAL CONTROL; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SURVEYS; VELOCITY;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOCCULATION; FLOW VELOCITY; PARTICLE SIZE; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRANSECT; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887180658     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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