How tidal processes impact the transfer of sediment from source to sink: Mekong river collaborative studies

Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 22-33

  Ogston, Andrea S ^a   Allison, Mead A ^b,c   McLachlan, Robin L ^a   Nowacki, Daniel J ^a,d   Stephens, J Drew ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c Tulane University   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e North Carolina Dep of Transportation   (United States)

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EID: 85029591081     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2017.311     Document Type: Article

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