Modern sedimentation and morphology of the subaqueous Mekong Delta, Southern Vietnam

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 223-235

  Unverricht, Daniel ^a   Szczuciński, Witold ^b   Stattegger, Karl ^a   Jagodziński, Robert ^b   Le, Xuan Thuyen ^c   Kwong, Laval Liong Wee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c VAST   (Viet Nam)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Grain size distribution; Mekong Delta; Sediment accumulation rate; Sedimentation; Subaqueous delta morphology

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEKONG DELTA; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTARY RESPONSE; SEDIMENTATION PROCESS; SUBAQUEOUS DELTA; TRANSPORT DIRECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALCIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTATION;

DELTA; FORAMINIFERA; GEOACCUMULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

BASSAC RIVER; MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 84888294509     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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