Sediment dynamics observed in the Jhoushuei River and adjacent coastal zone in Taiwan strait

Oceanography

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 122-131

  Chien, Hwa ^a   Chiang, Wen Son ^b   Kao, Shuh Ji ^c   Liu, James T ^d   Liu, Kon Kee ^a   Liu, Philip L F ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Cornell University   (United States)

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EID: 84930473846     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2011.100     Document Type: Article

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