Seabed erodibility variations on the Louisiana continental shelf before and after the 2011 Mississippi River flood

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 283-293

  Xu, K ^a   Corbett, D R ^b   Walsh, J P ^b   Young, D ^b   Briggs, K B ^c   Cartwright, G M ^d   Friedrichs, C T ^d   Harris, C K ^d   Mickey, R C ^e   Mitra, S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^e Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Erodibility; Gulf of Mexico; Louisiana shelf; Mississippi River flood; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOTURBATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; ERODIBILITY; FLOOD; MICROCOSM; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908276854     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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