Sediment- and hydro-dynamics of the Mekong Delta: From tidal river to continental shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 147, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-6

  Ogston, A S ^a   Allison, M A ^b,c   Mullarney, J C ^d   Nittrouer, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b The Water Institute of the Gulf   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinoform; Estuary; Mangroves; Mekong Delta; Mekong River; Morphology; Sediment accumulation; Sediment transport; Tidal river

Indexed keywords

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 85028968834     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.022     Document Type: Editorial

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