The effect of long-term and decadal climate and hydrology variations on estuarine marsh dynamics: An identifying case study from the Río de la Plata

Geomorphology

Volumn 269, Issue , 2016, Pages 122-132

  Schuerch, M ^a   Scholten, J ^b   Carretero, S ^c   Garcia Rodriguez F ^d   Kumbier, K ^b   Baechtiger, M ^b   Liebetrau, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^d CURE Rocha   (Uruguay)

^e GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decadal climate variability; Estuarine marshes; R o de la Plata; Sediment deposition

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL WETLAND; DECADAL VARIATION; DEPOSITION; ESTUARY; MARSH; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STORM SURGE;

RIO DE LA PLATA;

EID: 84976905119     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.06.029     Document Type: Article

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